Final Comic

Now live on instagram at @three_meals_comic

Use the mobile app and click on list view for the best experience.

Final Concept and Rough Draft

Synopsis

Story of interpersonal relationships told through 3 conversations over 3 meals in one day.

Outline of Events

Digital Presentation

I want to try using instagram’s list view as a way to display and read comics. I chose this because I also want to incorporate actual photographs of the food in a way that the reader is already familiar with. As the reader scrolls down on the account I will make for this comic, they will be able to read the story.

Sample of panel layout:

I want the illustrated panels to showcase the surrounding neighborhood and restaurant interiors so I will have many moment to moment transitions. I’m still undecided on what style to do the illustrated panels in. I’m considering hand drawing and then scanning into illustrator to finish + add text. But I might also want to try drawing digitally for the first time? Maybe I will use photographs that are muted for all the backgrounds and just draw the people.

Simplifying and Visualizing Stories: 'The Ape Lady in Retirement'

Short story “The Ape Lady in Retirement” by T. Coraghessan Boyle in 6 panels.

Daily Diary: February 8th to 12th

Daily diary entries from the week of February 8th to 12th. Each entry was made before sleeping or after waking up the next morning. Divided into following sections from top left going clockwise: Did, Saw, Image of myself, Heard.

Seven Ways to Combine Words and Pictures

Daily Diary: January 30th to February 5th

Daily diary entries from the week of January 30th to February 5th. Each entry was made before sleeping or after waking up the next morning. Divided into following sections from top left going clockwise: Did, Saw, Image of myself, Heard.

Daily Diary: January 23rd to 29th

Daily diary entries from the week of January 23rd to the 29th. Each entry was made before sleeping or after waking up the next morning. Divided into following sections from top left going clockwise: Did, Saw, Image of myself, Heard.

Drawing Exercise: Conceptual Visualization

Presenting my drawing iterations based on the following instructions:

I started with a detailed pencil drawing going off of a photo of myself. I then drew the subsequent portraits using the idea of myself in my head. I switched to a thick permanent marker since I thought it would be easier to simplify my drawings if I could only draw thick, dark lines. I found this exercise challenging since I think my facial features (eyes, nose, lips) are equally prominent. I also found it hard to draw my nose shape without shading at first. I focused on my eyebrows throughout the process because I think how I do my eyebrow makeup is a little over the top and humorous (since I like it really straight and dark).