by Amanda Daniels | Apr 30, 2010 | Guest Blogs |
Wednesday
Today I drew MissKoogar in new positions some new hands positions pointing in various directions for use on the web site. I finished the final frame of the comic strip project on the Friday all I will have to do is assemble the frames together
Friday
Today I have finished the comic strip. It feels good to see all six frames together on the same page. I utilized unusual shapes to form the borders to give the strip more momentum. The original square/ rectangular shape of the frames did not the fit I had to trim them down and add a little more to the images here and there. Where the borders interfered with key objects I placed copies of these objects above the border.
This is my final blog post. Thanks to those of you who has been following!
by Amanda Daniels | Apr 9, 2010 | Guest Blogs |
Wednesday.
This week I have been continuing with the Koogar Comic Strip project. Today I drew four more frames in my sketchpad using pencils and began creating a new digital version of comic strip frame C, which depicts Miss Koogar shaking hands with the client. One of these four frames conveyed the fulfilment of the clients proposal requirements. Two more of the frames depicted success stories from Koogar clients. The last was a newly improved version the email scene. the frame needed improving as it do not share the same standard of communication as previous frames have done. This had to be amended.
Friday
Today I continued working on frame C in Photoshop. To draw MissKoogar I first got an old jpeg image of MissKoogar. I cut it up to fit the new pose and then in a new layer drew her new composition. I had to adjust the hands a little to give them some more definition, which I felt the image was lacking. I managed to complete this frame in digital form.
I started working on frame I in Photoshop today, which shows MissKoogar sending an email to a client. A large portion of this was just creating graphics on the computer screen. I had to amplify the scale the graphics to emphasize the most relevant features. Such as the email addressed to a “new_client@googlemail.com” and the email title “website proposal”. I added large flying envelope icon which with the word “sending” beneath it. These images and words synonyms with the concept of email. All contributing towards the communication value of the frame.
by Amanda Daniels | Apr 2, 2010 | Guest Blogs |
Wednesday
Today I was pleased to complete the last stages of the images were Miss Koogar is modelling the new company t-shirt. I added a few extra folds into the t-shirt to express the heavy fabric in the images. The dark tones were added to the t-shirts, which gave Miss Koogar her full figure back and emphasized the direction that the body faces in each pose. After that, I made the final adjustments to Koogar; firming up the line and checked her top to tail for any flaws and inconsistencies.
I used the remainder of the day to begin working on the new comic strip project. I gathered a large amount of refernce material for the new project and drafted out a few ideas on paper.
Thursday
Today I continued working on the comic strip project, doing it the old-fashioned way with a pad and pencil. I drew a collection of frames for comic strip that depicted scenes involving the interactions between Koogar and their clients. I styled this initial group of frames to be nondescript and minimal for functional purposes. The images in the comic strip strictly focus on the actions and gestures made by the characters, hence the minimal detailing. As the Koogar comic strip project progresses more groups frames will be produced which may be significantly more detailed.
