Requirements Learning Outcomes for 3.2: 1. Design one or more projects that engage with external partners. 2. Create opportunities with external partners that support your emerging practice. 3. Synthesize contextual studies with personal practice to create a new body of work. 4. [...]
In this penultimate section, I'm focusing on delineating the last elements of the Project Plan for Verner's Tale. The presentation is more or less in the form of a graphic novel query letter, which I researched in the first few parts of this course. [...]
In this section, I mostly focused on the written part of the course, but I did make some adjustments to the illustrations from the previous assignments. I have also posted the drawings I made for the dissertation. There's also the matter of the Project [...]
Portfolio This portfolio project was not really meant to only include designs and illustrations for the Verner's Tale project, but I seem to have it on the mind constantly and the mashup of fairytales makes it really easy to just expand on [...]
Networks & Audiences This unit has pushed me to think about a lot of things I preferred not to consider. Networks, Artist Statements, Audiences, Collaborative Efforts, Project Plans are all extremely intimidating prospects as someone who has worked solitarily for years. I [...]
Comic I think I will start with the comic this time, rather than the written part. The mid-point review will include what I've written here then. I have mostly gotten around to drawing more readable versions of the comic pages, but I [...]
Portfolio Analysis In the last assignment, I analyzed how one would reach external partners in three different parts of the Illustration industry. Using that knowledge, I will look over other illustrator's portfolios as well as my own. Then I will be able [...]
External Reach As someone who is preparing to enter the industry in full force soon, it would be useful to understand a little of what I'm getting into. At least broadly. I have investigated several avenues to take as an illustrator and [...]
External Contexts Part One: Verner's Tale Excerpt, The Storyboard According to an old saying one should always start... in the middle. Which is why this is an excerpt from what would theoretically be chapter twelve of a twenty-one-chapter story. Our [...]
Reflection In the last project, I designed some characters, built a world, and outlined a story. The focus was getting a story concept across in a way that is easy to pitch and explain. Now, I want to get the project out [...]
