Claire Session : 30th Janurary

Speech bubble and lettering session.

For this session we focused on the correct placement of bubbles within the panels, but also how arranging and splitting up block text can help a story flow with a better pace. Once the power point was concluded and the different types of scripting text along side the images within a comic.
Our first task was to identify and illustrate the different types of text placement with the prompt omelette.

Next up our task was a follow on script from our first year lecture, on the similar subject, with the characters Sharon and Steve. They are consistently at war with one another about Steve's lack or responsibility towards paying the lighting bill.

Here is the script we where given, alongside my brief notes.

Next I went onto the planning stage, looking at layouts and text placement.

Once decided I moved onto drawing it in a large thumbnail sketch (A5 in size)

As the large amount of the text was at the beginning when the lights are turned off, I decided to try and use the speech bubbles themselves to emphasise what the characters where feeling according to the script.

In the afternoon in Becci's session we where focusing on character bases and what makes a good character. Although I had already started designing them, i used the time to refine their designs and back story.

Here is Akue's pencilled in character base.

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