TASK! Get into pairs.! Interview each other about the last photo you took on your phone (nothing rude please!).! You need to understand the whole process your partner went through to take the photo.! Make sure you take notes!! ! Later on: You will use this to make a comic that shows how they took the photo.!
TASK! Draw FIVE empty circles in a line! Happy sad Neutral Draw a SAD face in circle one, ! then a slightly LESS SAD face in circle two…! continue until you reach a HAPPY face!
TASK! Draw a skeleton showing an emotion! Use BODY LANGUAGE to communicate the emotion! Happy sad surprised excited ANGRy sleepy Confused proud nervous confident
“Comics have a vocabulary that doesn't even require language. In fact, many of its symbols could be considered a language of their own that requires no teaching or explanation”! Kevin CHENG ‘See what I mean’!
SCENE SETTING Key rules to note: • Use simple props to set the scene! • A few, key items are better than loads of detail (it just creates noise)! • Consider each item’s role in the story! !
TASK! Looking at your interview notes:! ! - What is the story here? ! - How can it be summarised into a single image?! - What dialogue (if any) is needed?! - Plan how you will lay out the elements in your panel – do at least three thumbnail sketches before starting your actual panel! - Once you’ve planned it DRAW IT!!
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ESSENTIAL READING Understanding Comics, Scott McCLOUD! Making Comics, Scott McCLOUD! See What I Mean, Kevin CHENG! Cartooning: Philosophy & Practice, Ivan BRUNETTI! ! TOOLS Comic Life, Plasq! !
COMPETITION TIME! Make another SINGLE PANEL COMIC where you solve any problems your partner had taking their photo. ! Tweet @almostexact photos of your comic with the hashtag #UXBristol! The comic with the most re-tweets by 12noon tomorrow will get a prize J! ! AKA ‘Homework’
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