01-04-2017, 09:02 PM
Graphic Novels are a visual medium, so essentially a person is more likely to be drawn into the story, no matter how ridiculous, so long as it reads well visually. Like really, I own comics that make less than 10% of an acceptable level of sense:
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Having said that, I've an issue with how flat the scenes are. Too much like an observer. Good scene designs do more than just show the reader what's happening. The direction as proposed by the character's sight, speech and action should change depending on where you want the focus. Make it less so we are watching two people chat and more like the reader is almost there, sitting at their table:
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Your characters aren't the whole story. Take a special interest in filling out the world they exist in. Right now it's a very basic use of general symbols - a cafe front, a table, two friends chatting. I suggest looking up 'urban sketchers' for various places to draw inspiration from. Cafes, Subways, Shopping centers, Restaurants etc. Plenty of examples of an artist's representation of life to choose from. Or, you know, go out and find your own, no pressure:
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It all depends on how you want to approach the project as well as how you want it to be in the end. You need to be asking yourself questions about your own work as you do it. What is this character doing? Where are they looking? Are they speaking to someone? Where are the situated? Questions questions. Your answers are the building blocks for your work. So have fun and keep building.
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Having said that, I've an issue with how flat the scenes are. Too much like an observer. Good scene designs do more than just show the reader what's happening. The direction as proposed by the character's sight, speech and action should change depending on where you want the focus. Make it less so we are watching two people chat and more like the reader is almost there, sitting at their table:
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Your characters aren't the whole story. Take a special interest in filling out the world they exist in. Right now it's a very basic use of general symbols - a cafe front, a table, two friends chatting. I suggest looking up 'urban sketchers' for various places to draw inspiration from. Cafes, Subways, Shopping centers, Restaurants etc. Plenty of examples of an artist's representation of life to choose from. Or, you know, go out and find your own, no pressure:
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It all depends on how you want to approach the project as well as how you want it to be in the end. You need to be asking yourself questions about your own work as you do it. What is this character doing? Where are they looking? Are they speaking to someone? Where are the situated? Questions questions. Your answers are the building blocks for your work. So have fun and keep building.