Thursday, February 19, 2009

Graphic Novel Layouts and Colors

The basic layout of my graphic novel Justice is kind of all over the place.  It doesn't really follow any of the rules in the comic book layouts.  It sometimes follows the rule of thirds but it is mostly divided by slashes through the boxes( kind of diagonal lines that sometimes divide the page or several boxes).  There is no real pattern formed within this graphic novel, it's all kind of just placed on the page, but it does have a certain flow to it so u know which box to read next.  If a different type of formant was used in this graphic novel, then i think it wouldn't be as interesting and captivating as it is.  If it were a more traditional layout, then it would be less confusing and more structured, but to me it would be more stiff and not flexible like it is in the mishap it is now.  The drawing style of this graphic novel is very detailed and bold.  It as strong lines with the heroes characteristics.  Its purpose is to amaze the reader with bold characters and bright colors.  it is also used to catch the reader's eye because of its fun, flashy, and lively style.  The colors are bright and eye-catching and the do tend to get darker when the villains are shown, they use more harsh and undertone colors.  For the superheroes, though they use bright and flashy colors for their costumes and capes.  They also used light as something to highlight a character, to give them more definition and to make the characters more realistic.  The color and drawing techniques used in this graphic novel make it seem more realistic and it essentially  makes the graphic novel more entertaining and pleasurable to read.  It gives the characters more of a good or bad vibe to them and it gives them more definition.  It gives the text in the novel more meaning and it tends to help the flow of the novel altogether.      

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