Week 11

Assignment: Utilize my drawing and incorporate that with two programs, photoshop and comic life.

Craft: The first step was to place my finished drawings and photoshop documents into the program comic life. Then I made several adjustments by selecting a background color that I felt helped amplify the scenes in my comic strip. I also adjusted the shapes of the rectangles in which my drawings and photoshop documents were placed.

Composition: I had originally drawn my speech/thought bubbles. However, after messing around with the program comic life, I realized that I could make the text much easier to read by utilizing the text bubbles that were offered in the program. I tried to diversify and use several different types of speech/thought bubbles. For example if someone was just making a statement, I would use a regular speech/thought bubble. If someone was yelling, I would change the format of the text bubble to help amplify the expression of those statements.

Concept: The speech bubbles really give the story some character. They give the reader a much better idea of what is happening in the story. They help convey this point by stressing certain words to show importance or significance. I only was able to use one caption in my entire story, which was rather convenient. I also tried to use a different format for each page of the comic. There were a total of three pages. However, each page had a different format of rectangles and squares showing the photos. I made sure not to cram and I tried to leave only the necessary parts of the pictures visible within the square or rectangle. When I started the project, I didn't think I would be able to make the comic look authentic. Overall, I was pleased with the results of my comic strip.