Since I was told I could bring in-progress work to the critiques, I'm
going to bring sketches for a future comic. I'd rather get feedback
when I can still easily change things than have a glaring issue pointed
out to me after I've inked the pages. It's going to be a scene from one
of my books that I've wanted to make into a comic for almost a year.
Here's a couple pictures of what I've got so far:
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This actually gave me an idea for my senior exhibit. I've always wanted to do a webcomic, and recently I've had 2 ideas. This story about Samhain is one of them, and the other is about an immortal Southern Belle named Savannah. I've decided I'm going to make the intro to Savannah's comic as well, then display both and have people vote on which story intrigues them more.
This week I'm going to share one of my fellow student's work with you. Her name is Hannah Coward and she does primarily 2D art. I like how she uses color and texture to make her work pop.
https://hannahcoward.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/introduction-3/
My personal favorite is the picture of the amusement park ride with the splatter on it. :)
A couple weeks ago I went to the ID series of lectures on campus. I saw the presentation about art therapy as it was used after the Joplin tornado. I had mixed feelings on it. While I think that art is important, I think that it could've been put on hold to help people find basic amenities. When the speaker said that this big fundraiser was held and all the money was donated to buy instruments and art supplies, this feeling intensified. As I said before, I think the arts are very important, but at the time of this fundraiser, I know there were still people without shelter, food, or facing massive medical bills. The $25,000 they raised could have helped a lot. Buy instruments and art supplies after everyone has a roof over their heads. I felt similarly about the 'spirit tree,' because the tree died as a result of the paint they covered it in.
I'd like to see this college bring in some non-fine arts speakers. I'd like to hear from someone who works in the graphic design industry, or makes comics. Something that's a little more applicable to what I'll be doing after school.
