Visual Communications 1: Graphic Fiction

Exercise 3: Point of View

For this exercise I was supposed to pick an activity and sketch it step by step. As I work full time, to save some time, I decided to draw my day any other activities I did wouldn’t have covered at least 20 pages. This does mean that the images don’t flow as well as theyContinue reading “Exercise 3: Point of View”

Exercise 2: Introducing your character

I chose the image from Buffy as I was most attracted to it. The visual style of the image influenced how I drew the other images. I know the style was meant to be kept simple but it didn’t make sense and would have looked off to not keep to the same style. I choseContinue reading “Exercise 2: Introducing your character”

Research Task: The Spirit

Place and Atmosphere:The comic is set in the city. Bolton, judging by the sign. It seems to be in chaos. It’s night time. We can see that it is windy due to the paper flying around. It is raining. The light is on, so someone is awake. Panel Progression:From the second panel we can tellContinue reading “Research Task: The Spirit”

Exercise One: Starting a Story

For this exercise I had to draw the establishing shot from 20 movies/tv shows. Here’s what I ended up with: Seeing all the images together like this really brings attention to how different each image is and all the possibilities that a story can start with. Most of the shows/movies I chose to use wereContinue reading “Exercise One: Starting a Story”

Assignment Two: Exploring Time & Place – ‘Four seasons in One Page’

This assignment looked at time and how it can affect perspective. I have found that different seasons and the weather they bring have a large impact on how we can view the same space. Colour and the amount of shadow are changed. Colours can be made lighter or darker and shadows can be made longerContinue reading “Assignment Two: Exploring Time & Place – ‘Four seasons in One Page’”

Research Task: Visual Conventions Through Time and Place

For this task I had to find examples of different visual conventions used to convey timeand/or place/space. The first piece I thought of was Eadweard Muybridge’s The Horse in Motion, which shows film stills that show a horse running. Whilst looking for the above image I came across an old invention, the Zoetrope, invented byContinue reading “Research Task: Visual Conventions Through Time and Place”

Exercise 5: Black and White and Colour

For this exercise I took a photograph that I had taken and turned it into an A3 drawing. From here I had to photo copy the drawing and create a few different versions of it: one using black fine liner, one using a bottle of ink and one adding colour. I used coloured pencils. TheContinue reading “Exercise 5: Black and White and Colour”

Exercise 4: Finding Reference

For this exercise I chose to research the 50s as it’s a decade I feel connected to. I used the internet and things I saw personally as material. People and clothes Architecture and Interior Design Transport and Engineering Pop Culture After this I had to create an illustration using the reference photos of 2 peopleContinue reading “Exercise 4: Finding Reference”

Exercise Three: Character Sketches

Here I had 40 characters to design. I was given a list to start me off but then I had to come up with character ideas myself.I ended up with: During this exercise I noticed that my drawings got worse about half way through. I think this is because I had been drawing for aContinue reading “Exercise Three: Character Sketches”

Research Task: The “gag” Cartoon

I started by researching the suggested artists. Of all the images I have viewed during this task I like this one the most, by B Kilban. The most obvious draw for me is that the subject is a cat. I am both impressed and disgusted by the image. I like the style and the concept;Continue reading “Research Task: The “gag” Cartoon”