9/5/16
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I have decided for my final comic to have 6 boxes, 5 showing the actual animation and 1 as the title box. I would also have speech bubbles under each of the boxes showing what the girl is doing/how she is doing it. I have also decided to have different size boxes to show more of a interest towards the comic.
Monday, 9 May 2016
Friday, 6 May 2016
Ideas for Cartoon Strip
The story idea that I have come up with for my comic strip is for the character to have some sort of secret. Such as being in a secret world, and for them to meet a new friend throughout the story. The main character is a female character as I have found that out from some of my research. I have found out from my research that there isn't as many female characters in comic strips.
Another story idea that I have come up with is by having the girl doing everyday things such as falling of a chair by singing in her bedroom. In my idea I have only done 4 boxes to show my main ideas. In my actual final piece I will do more then 4 boxes to show the main story of my character. Also this would show the skills that I have learned throughout the year. I think this story idea of mine is a good idea because children could sing in their bedroom. I feel as though my idea would be aimed for children.
Another story idea that I have come up with is by having the girl doing everyday things such as falling of a chair by singing in her bedroom. In my idea I have only done 4 boxes to show my main ideas. In my actual final piece I will do more then 4 boxes to show the main story of my character. Also this would show the skills that I have learned throughout the year. I think this story idea of mine is a good idea because children could sing in their bedroom. I feel as though my idea would be aimed for children.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Research- Graphic Novel- further/girl names(9-10)
I like this graphic novel because it shows how to create a simple graphic novel. I like the colours used as it shows it is a night time comic. The overall layout shows the simple scenes of the graphic novel. The fact that this graphic novel doesn't have that much writing shows that you should use your imagination through the pictures. It makes you feel as though you are in the comic with the way that the action/movement of the car and the characters/action have been drawn.
I have researched girl names on the internet. This is so I can use it to choose a name for my main character/ so the comic makes more sense. I thought that researching the girl names would help me with my work as I can choose a name to name my character from the many that I have researched/thought of already. I have researched on the internet for some girl names because I couldn't think of any more girl names. I found that the internet has helped me with my work.
Tuesday, 3 May 2016
Artists Research(7-8 )
John Romita Jr
This image has inspired me for my comic because it shows a graphic novel through John Romita JR's work. This comic has inspired me for my own work because it shows the character in a comic book. I like the fact that the comic looks 3d giving me the idea that I should create a sort of a 3D comic showing the character jumping out the page. He has also inspired me because of his techniques with drawing comics.
This image has inspired me for my comic/graphic novel because of the colours that he uses. This image has also inspired me for my comic because of the way that the character has been drawn. I like the way that John has drawn his character on the page. He hasn't just drawn the character in the middle of the page, he has also drawn the character with some weapons as though the character is in action.
This image has inspired me for my graphic novel because it shows the different characters for the comic. Also I like the detail that has been used throughout the page. It shows exactly what the comic is talking about. I like the characters that John has used for his comic as they are very detailed. I also like this piece of art by John because of the colours that he has used. This has influenced me to use detail on my characters to show their personality.
This piece of artwork by John Romita Jr has inspired me for my comic because of the layout. I like the way that he has drawn his characters to fit the comic. Also his work has inspired me for my comic/characters because of the action that each of the scenes show. I like the layout that John has used for this comic. This is because he hasn't just drawn one scene in one box he has done it in more then one which has inspired me.
This piece of artwork has inspired me for my work because John has captured the characters characteristics well. I like the way that he has drawn them in action. This has inspired me because I could do the same thing with my comic. I could make my characters look as though they are moving in each of the scene. Even though they aren't actually moving. I like the feeling that it gives to show the characters and their personality through a still picture on paper.
Artist Research
John Romita Jr
He was born on 17th August 1956 in New York City in America
His talent shone during his drawing of Marvel's Iron Man
John carried on with his dad's work on Spiderman
He is the son of John Romita SR
He was nominated for a Will Eisner comic award in 1989
He studied art and design at Farmingdale State College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Romita_Jr.#Bibliography
Will Eisner http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/simonandkirby/archives/tag/willThis link has inspired me for my comic/ characters because of the way that he has drawn them. His comic structure is inspiring because he doesn't use that many boxes to create his comic. He uses a title box to show what the comic is. The black and white colour for the comic shows the 3d effect which I like / this part has inspired me to use in my comic/graphic novel.
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This image by Will Eisner has inspired me for my comic/characters because of the way that the characters are on the page. The layout of the comic is what I like about this one. This is because he hasn't used that many boxes which shows that comics don't need that many boxes to create a detailed comic. I also like the way that he has drawn his characters to show action and movement. The characters in this comic aren't just in one position they are in more then one for each scene which has also inspired me. Also this comic is very realistic showing the characters.
Artist Research
Will Eisner
Will Eisner was born on March 6th 1917
He died on the 3rd January 2005
He was an American cartoonist, and he was one of the earliest to work in the comic book industry
He started his career as a cartoonist for the New York magazine
His work called the spirit was his most famous piece of work that was first published in 1940
H taught cartooning at the school of visual arts in new York
http://www.creativebloq.com/comics/comic-book-artists-712389- Not only does this link give information on Will Eisner and John Romita Jr but it also gives information on other comic artists. I just felt that Will Eisner and John Romita Jr were the inspiring artists that I have researched as they give a lot of work for comics. This two artists also give the comic style that I would like to use for my comic- using their work as influence.
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
Survey Monkey Results(Primary Research- 6)
I have created a questionnaire using Survey Monkey to collect my results. This is to see what people prefer in comics for my Final Major Project. This is helpful as it shows different people's opinions towards comics and graphics. This would also show who I am aiming my work at/ the target audience. https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/22YQQF9 ( Survey Monkey Questionnaire) to help me with my character design/development on each of my characters. Here are my results

From my Survey monkey results it shows that most of the people who did my survey prefer adventure comics. 75.00% of people from my survey chose 4-6 boxes showing that I should sue this for my comic. This shows that for my comic I should make an adventure one due to the results that I have got. I have also found out form my results that my comic should be aimed at teenagers. Also from my results I have found out that the type of preferred text for a comic is block and manga style text. The Demographic of my piece/ survey monkey is for children. This is because I feel as though children would prefer comics then teenagers and adults.
Quick Sketches(26th April) 5 research
Today I have drawn 3 parts of the face for my main character. These are just some ideas to see what I like and what I don't like from my drawings. I have used a youtube video to show me how to draw a simple plait onto a head. This was helpful because it showed how much detail you need to put in the drawing to create a fantastic realistic face drawing.
Also this was helpful because it gave detail on how to draw a simple plait on paper. Also I wanted to look at this video as I wanted my main character to have a plait or two. Also I used a youtube video for a plait style on paper as this was less complicated then trying to find a photo to copy the plait from. I thought that this was easier to follow with drawing a plait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGBm6BEfFzc
( research tutorial)
Also this was helpful because it gave detail on how to draw a simple plait on paper. Also I wanted to look at this video as I wanted my main character to have a plait or two. Also I used a youtube video for a plait style on paper as this was less complicated then trying to find a photo to copy the plait from. I thought that this was easier to follow with drawing a plait.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGBm6BEfFzc
( research tutorial)
Monday, 25 April 2016
Secondary Research (Further Research 4)
Hart, C (2001). Drawing Cutting Edge Comics. New York: Watson-Guptill. 7-144.
This book was very useful because it shows different styles on how to draw a comic character. It uses a lot of detail to show(in each step) how the character has been built up. Also this book was very helpful because it showed how the developed character fits onto the comic strip/storyboard. This shows how useful this book is. Also it shows how a character is built up from a pencil drawing to a comic hero character which I like.
Mccloud, S (2006). Making Comics. USA: Harper-Collins. 1-253.
This book was useful because it shows step by step how to create the perfect comic. It also highlights the different stages between the comics- scenes. I like the way that each instruction has been drawn by the little man. I like the black outline on each part of the comic from the book. This is because it gives the bold effect which works with my idea. I like the fact that it shows how to draw a storyboard with complicated characters. It doesn't make each of the steps complicated, it makes it easier to follow which I like the look of.
This comic book didn't help with my research because it was too long. It didn't show how to draw/ develop characters for a good comic. Also it didn't help because I found that the comic was too long. It didn't show a good technique for a short but effective comic book.
This cartoon book didn't help because it didn't show any of the right character development. I found that the book contains a more of a hero style rather then a cartoon comic style. Also the main focus of the book was to do with heroes which I don't need. It didn't help me with designing a character for a comic- just a general hero style.
I have found this book useful because it shows/showed how different characters have been onto a comic to show the realism and the scene. I like the way that detail has been used throughout this book to show different styles of comics because it gives the feeling that something mysterious is happening. It shows and describes what each of the scenes in each comic is trying to represent, how you make it realistic which I have found interesting and very useful.
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Eisner, W (1985). Comics and Sequential Art. USA-Florida: Poorhouse Press. 5-147.