HANNAH'S COMIC BOOK-

HOW DID I DECIDE TO WRITE A COMIC BOOK?

• Well, I have always wanted to draw a comic book since I was a kid. I really liked the Garfield series when I was young. But now I love manga and that genre of comic book writing entertains me.

WHAT WAS MY DRIVING QUESTION AND WHAT WAS MY GOAL?

• How does one create, design, and write, a comic book?
• My goal was to do a few segments, or chapters of my comic book with shade and color.

DID I ACHIEVE THE ORIGINAL GOALS?

• I did but, I really didn't like the outcome. I had higher expectations for this comic book for example, a good ink pen for outlining. But if I redrew what I've done, it would look a lot better.

WHAT KEPT ME MOTIVATED?

• For artists it's hard to keep motivated. I struggled a bit at times but, I came up with new ideas and tried out new styles. I finally finished a few chapters when I found what style I liked.

WHAT CHALLENGES DID I FACE?

• Well, I had a lot of problems, it's hard to start a comic book because you don't know where the story is going to end up. Original designs are difficult and inking is hard to. But I got past it and liked the outcome.

WHAT DID I ACCOMPLISH THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT

• Well I got new pencils and pens for this projects so I was happy about those. I got 3 chapters done and was happy about that.
• This is the first chapter of my book

What skills did I gain from this?

• Well I gained better drawing skills for backgrounds and shading. I also gained better knowledge of how the layout is supposed to be like.

WILL THESE SKILLS HELP ME IN THE FUTURE?

• Well, it's debatable. Usually I don't hear a lot of people going to college to write a comic book. But, I think these skills will help me as a illustrator for books. Or, it could help me become a art therapist.

IF I COULD START OVER, WHAT WOULD I DO?

• I would create a Mook, or a book just filled with drawings that I have done over a course of time. For example I would put a picture from how I drew at the beginning at the year then slowly lead on to what I do today. It's amazing how many styles I've tried to do.