TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Lectures
2. Instructions
3. Process Work
3.1 Research
3.2 Sketching
3.3 Digitization
3.4 Final Comic and Cover
3.5 Animation
3.6 Final outcome
4. Feedback
5. Reflection
1. LECTURES
1. Transitions
- moment to moment
- action to action
- subject to subject
- scene to scene
- aspect to aspect
2. Framed ink
3. Surrealistic
2. INSTRUCTIONS
"Monkey's paw?" said Mrs. White curiously.
"Well, it's just a bit of what you might call magic, perhaps." said the Sergeant-Major offhandedly.
His three listeners leaned forward eagerly. The visitor absentmindedly put his empty glass to his lips and then set it down again. His host filled it for him again.
"To look at," said the Sergeant-Major, fumbling in his pocket, "it's just an ordinary little paw, dried to a mummy."
We were assigned to create comics in a surrealist style. For inspiration, I’m referencing the art style of Eva Gamayun and Dimitra Milan. They're an artist whose surrealist work I really admire and find inspiring for this project.
For the comic's colors, I wanted to create an eerie and unsettling atmosphere. To achieve this, I chose a red and yellowish color palette.
To find a color palette I liked, I searched for references on Pinterest until I found one that matched my vision. Then, I adjusted the saturation to make the colors more intense and suitable for the eerie atmosphere I wanted to create.
3.2 Sketching
The scene takes place when Sergeant Major first shows the monkey’s paw to Mrs. White, Mr. White, and their son. Initially, I included a middle panel in my comic sketch, depicting the three listeners leaning forward as they observed the paw. However, I decided to discard this panel in the final piece based on Mr. Hafiz's feedback, as he pointed out that the middle panel created too much awkward empty space. By removing it, the top and bottom panels now fit together seamlessly.
the feedback I got:
• avoid using black for panels because it will lose a lot of key details
• too much awkward empty space
• try to make one panel from the comic in illustator first to see how the surrealism will look in illustator
The red string held by the monkey’s paw is supposed to symbolize the red thread of fate that’s more commonly used in Japanese animations
3.3 Digitization
After getting approval, I continued coloring all of the panels using brush tool and blur tool
This is how it turned out, the texture on Mrs.White's hair and the
monkey's paw is done by using clipping mask and then using the brush
tool ontop for the shading
I then transport it to Photoshop to incorporated a melting effect in the last panel, emphasizing the surrealist style and creating an eerie, dreamlike quality. This distortion not only adds visual interest but also reinforces the sense of dread and instability of the monkey’s paw power.
Lastly, I made the image a PNG and transport it back to adobe
Illustrator to give it a little bit more texture. And here are the final
comic panels
For the cover, I did it last and had little time so I use the image trace technique that helped me a lot in tracing quickly but not losing too many important details in lighting and shading
This is the example of the original and after it was traced.
3.5 Animation
For the animation, I wanted a more glitchy type of animation so i used the help of procreate and photoshop to make these images
4. FEEDBACK
the feedback I got when face to face:
• avoid using black for panels because it will lose a lot of key details
• too much awkward empty space
• try to make one panel from the comic in illustator first to see how the surrealism will look in illustator
5. REFLECTIONS
This comic assignment was a great experience and one of my favorites, even though it was the most challenging as the final task. At first, I didn’t know how to start, especially since I’m not a fan of horror and had to get used to the theme of The Monkey’s Paw. It was hard to figure out the surreal style for my webcomic and plan the visuals for each panel, but by searching for inspiration from the internet and by studying Scott McCloud’s transition techniques, I made it work. Shading vibrant yellow and red tones for the first time was also tricky, but I kept trying and finished the task. I noticed that a single story can be told in many different ways, and good transitions and composition are very important. Sharing ideas with my peers showed me how everyone has their own way of telling stories. I learned to follow the assignment step by step, use references, and keep my ideas simple but clear. Mr. Hafiz’s feedback was very helpful, and I’m proud of how much I’ve improved, especially with Adobe Illustrator. Overall, this project was challenging but rewarding and taught me many valuable skills.
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