Category Archives: Major Project

Being a huge Stephen King fan, I’ve already read and watched both parts so when I was recommended to gain inspiration from this movie, I immediately knew what aspect to look into. I feel like, apart from pennywise, Georgie is the most physically remembered character. His raincoat is one of the most notorious objects withinContinue reading “It (2017, 2019)”

I was recommended to watch suicide squad to gain some inspiration from the character designs within the movie. These were the ones that stood out to me the most; they all initially come across as innocent however, do a complete 180.

After deciding to go with my game idea, I started to look into anime openings to get inspiration. I found one I really like called ‘black clover’ I thought I could recreate this with characters that I design. I started designing my first character Ive yet to finish it but it should be done soon.Continue reading “Development_1”

In this book I found a few things that, when combined with what I learned from Understanding comics, could help me with my project. “It is important to establish the mood and atmosphere of the story. This can be achieved by manipulating the point of view, eye level or eye path of the reader andContinue reading “Sequential Images (2007)”

Important points: “By stripping down an image to its essential meaning an artist can amplify that meaning in a way that realistic art can’t” – pg.30 “Though the term is often used disparagingly it can be equally well applied to many time-tested classics. Simplifying characters and images toward a purpose can be an effective toolContinue reading “Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art (1994)”

Tore Nielsen defines nightmares as “Powerful unpleasant dreams associated with feelings of threat, anxiety, fear, or other negative emotions that occur during late-night REM sleep and that are clearly recalled on awakening”. He explains that fear manifests in 65-85 percent of nightmares whereas other dysphoric emotions such as anger and sadness are in the remainingContinue reading “Nightmares and Nightmare Function (2017)”

In this journal, Allan Hobson defines dreaming as “Mental activity occurring in sleep characterised by vivid sensorimotor imagery that is experienced as waking reality”. He also goes on to highlight features that are consistent in dreams such as: hallucinatory perceptions, rapidly changing imagery, delusions which seem real, self reflection and intensified emotions. Dreams are thoughtContinue reading “Sleep And Dreaming: Scientific Advances And Reconsiderations (2003)”

My third idea is a graphic novel. I looked into coloured mangas. I decided that if I followed through with this idea, the story would be about a nightmare I had in which I went on a school trip to a canyon. Everything was going fine until people started jumping off the cliff. I createdContinue reading “Major Project_Idea 3”

My second idea is a collection of short animations/gifs. To get some more inspiration, I looked into short anime gifs. After looking into them, I decided that if I did go with this idea I would create 3 short gifs about 3 different nightmares I’ve had. I did some quick sketches to get a briefContinue reading “Major Project_Idea 2”