Comic Extra credit submission

Morning

Sofia Castagna

When making this comic, I came about it sort of in a poetic way. I didn’t want there to be much dialogue, but to use the sequence of imagery to tell the story. I set up the narrative in a way that the viewer sees the character performing the mundane act of preparing breakfast. While the storyline is subtle, I wanted to create perspectives that made the action more interesting. I felt myself composing the panels like a director would compose his cinematic views.

To imitate the gentle light of morning, I tried to draw with low contrast, to create a soft atmosphere. Again, the lack of drama adds to the mundane nature of the action. I wanted to create and ending impression that kind of comes out of nowhere, but again, is not too theatrical or like a movie twist. My aim was to set up an atmosphere that the viewer can pick up on, and then question their own judgement at the end.

Throughout the process, I found myself making the same choices that I do in my other work, not surprisingly. Typically, I make subtle figurative work which captures a candid moment in time. Using comics as a medium allowed me to create more than one still frame, which is typical of my work, but create an ongoing narrative. The excuse that I love doing any kind of assignment that involves art led to me dedicating way too much time to this comic, however it was worth the end result. I had hoped to challenge myself to create a more stylized drawing, but thus is life.

I would love to hear feedback from all of you, Thanks!