The idea behind this brief was to start to grasp the principles of Illustrating for graphic novels. I'm quite impressed at the speed at which my work is improving, simply from being pointed in the right direction. Given the scenario of a role-reversed zoo, I was hesitant and started drawing a blank. I started to imagine what it would feel like to wake up in that scenario, and started to draw some expression and gesture sheets. This soon sparked off some ideas for strong characters (and some very geeky in jokes thanks to a bit of over the top research.) And as soon as my characters were in place, my story started to build around them.
As the project has progressed, I have learned about plot and narrative in what seemed like a conversation rather than a lesson. I feel this has been a very good way for my tutor to present the knowledge for me, and that I am more confident in my knowledge having already talked about it whilst learning. I have also learned about sequencing panels in a novel to show the flow of the narrative throughout the story. I am currently really enjoying the character design element of the course and I feel as though I am gaining visible experience as I go on through the course.
My main aim for this project is not for me to produce a brilliant novel, or to convince my tutors or peers that I am able to do the work, but to become more comfortable in my working environment and in my capabilities to work. Once I can work easily under these situations, I feel as though a lot of experience will gather fairly rapidly .
As the project has progressed, I have learned about plot and narrative in what seemed like a conversation rather than a lesson. I feel this has been a very good way for my tutor to present the knowledge for me, and that I am more confident in my knowledge having already talked about it whilst learning. I have also learned about sequencing panels in a novel to show the flow of the narrative throughout the story. I am currently really enjoying the character design element of the course and I feel as though I am gaining visible experience as I go on through the course.
My main aim for this project is not for me to produce a brilliant novel, or to convince my tutors or peers that I am able to do the work, but to become more comfortable in my working environment and in my capabilities to work. Once I can work easily under these situations, I feel as though a lot of experience will gather fairly rapidly .
