The Secret Language of Comics: Visual Thinking and Writing
ENG101.04 Fall 2018
When thinking about what object I should use for this assignment, I was listening to music on my speaker to try to stimulate my creativity. However, like it usually tends to happen, I got distracted by the music and just stopped focusing on the assignment at hand. About half an hour had passed before I […]
Read moreGiven that I was not feeling too well this weekend, I used this assignment as an opportunity to create a sketch that represents my current state. In this piece, the real-world objects (cough drops) and the drawn object (the sick face emoji) work in tandem to convey an emotional tone of exasperation and discomfort. I … Continue reading Sick and Circular →
Read moreLINK It took me a little while to figure out what to use for this sketch, but after a while I realized I was thinking to hard about what I should draw rather than the objects I should use. I found these die in the bottom of my backpack, while reaching for a pencil and … Continue reading Dracula Likes to Gamble Too →
Read moreI opened my box of Cheerios as I sat at my desk, thinking about possible objects to use for my drawing. Perhaps I could use one of the toothpicks I have at my desk in a creative way, such as an arrow for an archer. But after 6 attempts at drawing an archer with his … Continue reading Fast Food →
Read moreThe Yours in Sisterhood documentary was very eye-opening and shocking. Living in the 21st century, you would not expect women going through so many obstacles and discriminations. This documentary opened my eyes on all the ongoing sexist problems in our country. I used to be a little skeptical of modern day feminist movements and marches […]
Read moreFor my Sunday Sketch 3 I decided to draw a bicycle.. but if you look closely you can see that the two wheels are actually EARRINGS! This idea came to mind while I was trying to figure out what to draw. While I was looking in my desk for what 3-D object to incorporate in…Continue reading »
Read moreSo for this week’s assignment we all had to do a “Sunday Sketch.” After reading the prompt, I was awed a the amount of creativity in the example and my lack of imagination. At first I thought I’d do something with bobby pins, or maybe staples, but I finally got an idea when I picked… Continue Reading →
Read moreNiemann’s sketches caught my attention instantly, and this is easily the sketch I’ve been most excited about. That is, until I sat at my desk and tried to make a Sunday Sketch of my own.
I had nothing.… Continue reading A Cat-astrophicly Cheesy Title
Read moreIt was around 10:30PM. On my way back to Alabama Hall, I saw leaves falling from the trees around the building. A bundle of leaves pirouetted down a spiral of breeze, spinning and jumping through the air like a ballerina. They landed lightly on the ground next to my feet. I reached down and […]
Read moreWhenever I was thinking of ideas for my Sunday Sketch, the first thing that came to mind is drawing a soccer player kicking a 3-dimensional ball. When I looked at the sketches, however, that was one of the ones Christoph Niemann had already drawn. I had a bunch of change in my bag and the […]
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