Just read chapters 3 and 4 of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics in preparation for our class's comic project, and I have to say I really enjoyed it! Kind of spazzed out a little when he mentioned Osamu Tezuka. IT MADE ME REALLY HAPPY OK.
Anyways, I found some techniques/ideas that he explained particularly interesting and would like to somehow squeeze them into my comic:
1) Aspect-to-aspect transitions (the idea of expressing a mood rather than action really appeals to me)
2) Non-sequiturs (this as well, since it verges on the absurd/surreal/fantastical)
3) The gutter (love the idea of manipulating negative space - because with the idea I currently have for my comic, the most intense emotional drama happens invisibly)
4) Panel shapes and borders (just to heighten any mood or idea I'm trying to convey)
I'm going to try to post some photos of some of the stuff I did earlier during this program. We'll see how successful I am with that.
Anyways, I found some techniques/ideas that he explained particularly interesting and would like to somehow squeeze them into my comic:
1) Aspect-to-aspect transitions (the idea of expressing a mood rather than action really appeals to me)
2) Non-sequiturs (this as well, since it verges on the absurd/surreal/fantastical)
3) The gutter (love the idea of manipulating negative space - because with the idea I currently have for my comic, the most intense emotional drama happens invisibly)
4) Panel shapes and borders (just to heighten any mood or idea I'm trying to convey)
I'm going to try to post some photos of some of the stuff I did earlier during this program. We'll see how successful I am with that.
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