Illustration & Visual Narrative - Webcomic
2/12/2024-5/1/2025 / (Week 10 - Week 15)
ChenYuhan (0378131)
Illustration and Visual Narrative/Bachelor of Creative Media/Taylors University
Final Task:Webcomic
LECTURES
week 11:
Mr.Hafiz gave us the final task of creating comics and some animations based on a short horror story called "The Monkey's Paw". He also provided us with a lot of auxiliary reference materials.
week 12:
Through the six gradients provided by Mr. Hafiz and the example pictures in comics, we can better understand and apply them in comics.
week 13:
Mr.Hafiz gave feedback and suggestions on our sketches on WhatsApp.
week 14:
Christmas Holidays
INSTRUCTIONS
<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rNGbkae0gZbTiNQ80yJob4cGh9tFkjVB/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>
FEEDBACK
I chose the last section of "The Monkey's Paw" for the comic storyboard. This section is very visual, and I will simultaneously promote the actions of two people (the grandfather and the grandmother) and the actions of a hidden character (their son) to explain it.
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| Fig1.1,Novel Part Screenshot |
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| Fig1.2,Cover sketch |
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| Fig1.3,Comic Sketch |
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| Fig2.1,References |
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| Fig,2.2 cover process |
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| Fig2.3,Comic Process |
Rationale：
concept:In this story of the monkey's paw, there are two kinds of light: one is a warm yellow candle, which represents reason and a shaky candlelight, and the other is a blood-red light, which represents greed and an irresistible curse.
I use large areas of contrasting colors and different brushes to create a "dark rendering" feeling. I hope to make my works more scary and suspenseful through these methods.
Final Outcome
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| Fig3.1,Final Cover |
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| Fig3.2,Final Comic |
Fig3.3,Final Animation
REFLECTION
Experience:In the past few weeks, we have learned how to create comic storyboards and how to turn comic storyboards into animations through the article "Monkey's Paw". Using text as the basic design concept can well carry the story of each shot, so that each shot has something to tell.
Observations:If you want to have an attractive comic, you need to use different shots clearly. For example, to express intense emotions, you should use sharp triangular confrontation shots, and to express added actions or sudden actions, you should squeeze a shot in between other shots.
Findings:When creating a shot or a comic, the most important thing is to choose a good story segment. You need to choose a part with a strong sense of picture and conflict, so that you can complete your work more easily and keep the readers interested in reading.
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