Exotic earth : a comic-story : [an honors thesis] (HONRS 499)

Abstract

With this project, I intend to strengthen my skills as a cartoonist, illustrator and storyteller. To do this I propose to write and illustrate my own short comic-story. Although I feel that the storyline for the work is very important, I intend to use it as a basic framework upon which to illustrate and bring to life a science-fiction world of my own creation, peopled with strange and interesting characters.In my previous attempts at comic-book illustration I worked, for the most part, in black-and-white. I did attempt to add color to my work using computers, but found the process to be tedious and my access to the proper equipment limited. For this project, I feel that the addition of hand-done color would add greater depth and dimension to my story-telling ability. To achieve the added dimension of color, I plan to use markers, colored pencil and watercolor alongside the traditional black India ink of the comic-book artist. I also choose to heighten the story-telling potential of the work by experimenting heavily with page layout and composition.I propose to produce fourteen drawings, one of which, a cover drawing, will be 15" x20". The rest will be single-page 10" x 15" layouts (standard comic-book size) except for one, a double-page 15" x 2l" layout. The works will be completed as the culmination of my undergraduate major in drawing.