The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
The assignment was fairly challenging, because it requires some ironic, playful storytelling. I was not certain about how to reduce the content while presenting a meaningful message. I thought of a book named Animal Liberation by Peter Singer while creating this triptych. I was introduced to the book through my comparative literature class, and the book […]
Read moreI wasn’t really sure how to approach this assignment at first, so I googled “trytograph comic funny” and spent about twenty minutes perusing google images. Some results were helpful. Others, not so much (but that’s Google for you). I initially wanted to make a comic that featured human beings, but I can’t draw, so that…Continue reading »
Read moreThis week’s Sunday Sketch was by far the hardest for me. I had trouble coming up with an idea on how to present my “Triptych“. I kept trying to decide between drawing something or using a single photograph. As for the subject of my piece, I knew that I would recreate a story of scoring… Continue reading GOLAZOOOO!
Read moreI’ll be honest, the assignment to create an actual little comic for this class was undeniably intimidating. Usually on Sundays we’ll have sketches, which I think you agree is a word that carries a lot less pressure. On a sketch, you can make mistakes; it’s a creative process that can go in just about any direction. For this week’s Triptych, we had frames and words, and it looked a lot more like a finished product. … Continue reading Heart of Gold
Read moreFor this Sunday Sketch, I wanted to try out something different from my usual style. I opted for a lighthearted plot and easy shading/coloring. I haven’t done a digital art project like this in a loooong while, so this was very fun to draw. As for the coloring itself, I wanted it to be more “soft”… Continue Reading →
Read moreAt first, I did not have any ideas of what to include on my triptych. The first time I tried thinking of ideas, I was not productive for twenty minutes and then I gave up. I was thinking of drawing a comic but I did not have a clue of what to draw. When I […]
Read moreI found this week’s sunday sketch to be very challenging but in an enjoyable way. The most difficult part was coming up with a topic for the assignment. Most short comics I have read before have four panels, which makes this one quite different. The main character in my comic finds it difficult to…
Read moreThis Sunday Sketch was very challenging from an idea and illustration standpoint. However, it was one of the most interesting and enjoyable sketches I have completed this semester. It was definitely not my best work as an artist, but I felt my story is still well portrayed. After looking at the different examples of triptychs, … Continue reading My Happy Place →
Read moreCrafting this sketch was fairly simple yet time consuming. As I developed my idea, I had a mission to pour all of my thoughts out. I chose to make each panel more complex than the previous to build the narrative. For example in the second panel I decided to place whether as a symbol for … Continue reading Fulfillment →
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