Workshop Mini Comic Story Outlines & Work in class on the project.
REMEMBER A successful short story should feel like it comes to a satisfying conclusion within the 8 pages.
Create a Narrative Arc visualizing the action in your story. Does it have A beginning, a climax?, or a conclusion?
Using that Narrative Arc ass a guide, Pace your story to unfold over 8 pages.
Begin by drawing a Graph showing the plot of your comic. Where is the climax? Are there other important moments? Mark on the graph the important points of your story.
Next, try looking at your graph as you decide on the pacing for your story.
Mark the graph with page numbers.
Flesh out your story Rough Outline into a Comics Script for an 8-page comic.
CRITIQUE and Workshop Mini Comic Story Ideas & Work in class on the project.
Out of your SIX ideas, Choose only 1 to fully develop into your final project. Save the others for later!
A successful short story should feel like it comes to a satisfying conclusion within the 8 pages.
Flesh out your story idea into a Rough Outline. This can be in paragraph form or in bullets, or loose sketches with words. All methods of writing are acceptable at this early stage.
Consider the 5 W’s. Does your story have all 5?
Next, create a Narrative Arc visualizing the action in your story. Does it have A beginning, a climax?, a conclusion?
Using that Narrative Arc ass a guide, Pace your story to unfold over 8 pages.
Reading : Scott McCloud Understanding Comics : Chaper 7
Sara Woolley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Narrative Illustration Zoom MeetingTime: Mar 24, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/89568801487?pwd=dUhybEgySTRtQ1p1ZDRrbVVmWFIwQT09 Meeting ID: 895 6880 1487Passcode: COMIXOne tap mobile+16465588656,,89568801487#,,,,*582227# US (New York)+13126266799,,89568801487#,,,,*582227# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)Meeting ID: 895 6880 1487Passcode: 582227Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kcXrsucDtq
The CityTech Inkclub will have a table at this years’ MOCCAFEST! Citytech COMD was one of only a few art schools awarded a table at this year’s event, which will take place on April 2 and 3rd.
This is a HUGE opportunity to have fun, gain exposure, and learn about the comics and cartooning industry – maybe even make a little money off of your artwork! This will not cost students any fee to table!
Pics from Past MOCCA fests
How can YOU participate?
TABLE:
Current students and recent alumni (FA19/SP20 and after) may table the event and sell their own: books, comics, zines, limited edition prints and more!
Those tabling the event will be able to set their price points and will be able to sell their work. You are paying your own costs to print your work. You keep what you make.
Current students and recent alumni (FA19/SP20 and after) may submit their work to the ANTHOLOGY! This anthology will be curated by faculty. It will be printed by COMD Citytech with the proceeds to go to the Citytech Inkclub.
This is a GREAT opportunity for FREE exposure!
Submissions may include but are not limited to:
Mini-Comics, illustrations, OG Characters and Concept Art, drawings and more!
The anthology is 5.5 x 8.5 vertical – work submitted must fit specs.
On this site, you will have access to all course materials, your weekly assignments, and additional helpful resources. Â Here you will also participate in class discussions, and post images of work in progress to share with your classmates.
Carefully read the directions below to get started. Also please check out the UPLOADING INSTRUCTIONS POST on how to post to this site and to your ePortfolio.
Remember that your username and display name can be pseudonyms, rather than your real name. Your avatar does not need to be a picture of your face–just something that identifies you on the OpenLab.
Questions
If you have any questions, please reach out via email or in Office Hours.
Course Goals: In this course students learn strategies for creating finished, professional-quality sequential illustrations combining words and pictures based on topical themes, autobiographical stories, and self-guided narratives. Topics and strategies include: storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media. This class will focus on sequential art: sequential art can be comic books, graphic novels, children’s books, comic strips, and more. Topics and strategies include: storytelling focusing on single-panel, multi-panel, and multiple-page sequential illustrated stories. Projects will be completed using an array of digital and traditional media.
To-Do Before Class
Join this Openlab Site
Print and Review the Syllabus
Purchase Required Books and Supplies
Topic
WELCOME TO NARRATIVE ILLUSTRATION
Objectives
To familiarize students with the objectives of the course.
To establish working practices and clarify expected outcomes.
To familiarize studnets with Sequential Art.
To introduce the concept of Time a it realtes to storytelling using images.
DISCUSSION: What are some of the ways words and images interact in comics? How might the meaning of a drawing change when combined with different words?
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As the sun sets in the west, Ny’ame, the sky god (Character 1) peers through the clouds to observe the people of earth. Flashback panels, as Ny’ame reflects to an ancient time when gods ruled the earth. Close up shot to Anansi, the spider god. Callback shot to Ny’ame, standing in front of a spider-like statue; Ny’ame is standing on the celestial clouds, looking down on earth.
Scene #2 (Rows 4-9) Page 2
Turning his sights to Africa, Ny’ame notices a young orphan in Ghana stealing food from the marketplace. Local police spot the young thief and begin to pursue. As the boy runs off with the food, he manages to elude the police and retreats to an underground passageway where he gives the food to other orphan children, who are either too sick or too weak to fend for themselves. The police soon pick up the boy’s trail and are closing in. Realizing that he may soon be caught, the boy heads in the opposite direction to lead police away from the other children. Intrigued by this, Ny’ame, the sky god continues to observe the scene, as he is impressed by the boy’s natural athletic, acrobatic abilities.
Scene #3 (Rows 1-8) Page 3
Still in pursuit of the boy, the police are closing in, as they chase him through the underground passageway. The boy trips while running and freefalls down through a shaft where he blacks out. Long shot of the boy falling.
When he comes to, he is standing face to face with Ny’ame, the sky god. Initially terrified by the sky god’s imposing figure and unsure of where he is, the boy is terrified and in shock. Ny’ame smiles and welcomes the boy into the Celestial Kingdom.
“Am I Dead? Where am I? Who are you? What do you want?”
Smiling he replies: “You are not dead. This is my kingdom and I am Ny’ame, the all seeing god of the skies…what do I want? To offer you a gift.”
“What do you mean?”
“What if I told you, I could give you a gift and you would never have to steal again, would never go hungry again, and I could give you abilities far beyond your wildest dreams? Would you accept this gift?”
The boy smirks in disbelief.
Scene #4 (Rows 1-8) Page 4
Ny’ame looks sternly at the boy. The boy contemplates.
“Why would you offer this “gift” to me?”
“Because I have seen your worth”
The boy looks away, then looks up.
“Yes”… “I accept your gift!”
The boy’s eyes start glowing. Ny’ame’s eyes glow. He starts chanting:
“Power of Ashanti… Power of Anansi… these powers I grant thee”
The boy becomes encased in a spider’s web. Ny’ame continues his chant
“The powers of the spider god…
peak human physical stamina,
enhanced reflexes
enhanced agility
superior vision
Long jumping
Strong silk to build webs
Heightened senses
Superior intellect
Sticktoitiveness…”
The boy interrupts, “Doesn’t someone already have all these?”
Ny’ame smiles, “Not like this!”
Still encased, the boy begins to transform, becoming the new Anansi.
The boy emerges from the web like cocoon as Ny’ame gives him the mask
of Ashanti.
“With this gift may come a curse, as enemies of the ancient spider god may be a challenge. But remember, your mind is your greatest weapon.”
Scene 5 (5 panels) Page 5
Anansi is transported back to earth where he finds himself in New York City. Surprised and confused, he soon realizes he has superhuman abilities and very little memory of the boy he once was. He tests his spiderlike capabilities and spends the day using his new abilities to help less fortunate people. People soon start to capture pictures and videos of the new man spider making his way around the city. This comes to the attention of business mogul Ty Garfield.
Scene 6 Page 6
Ty Garfield invites Anansi to his office to offer him a proposition. Anansi refuses insisting he only wants to help the little guys. This infuriates the businessman and he lunges at him. He begins to transform (into a tiger), and Anansi realizes he is one the enemies he was warned about.
Scene 7 Page 7
Being physically smaller than the tiger, Anansi realizes that he has to outsmart the tiger to win. He lures him to the roof of the building and spins a web to the top of the tower. As the tiger tries to follow, he becomes entangled in the sticky web. This infuriates the tiger even more, but the more he struggles, the more entagled he becomes. Anansi eventually spins a final web around the tiger, trapping him for good.
“This isn’t over spider”
“No. It’s only begun tiger”
Scene 8 Page 8
Anansi leaves the tiger trapped on the roof as he swings away.
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