Graphics Novels continue to intrigue and excite a great many people, not only because of the story content, (and the coinciding cinematic presence that has been the trend for the last several years), but the art work continues to stretch the boundaries of what has been traditionally considered “comic art.” One project in our Digital Photography course aims to bring the element of story into a photographic series, combining the skills of photo-manipulation and editing in Photoshop with graphic novel concepts and design.
Snow White: A Tale of Sorrow on PhotoPeach
This project took the course of about a month, with students starting their story-board/photo summary process, capturing their images, editing them in Photoshop and ending with their graphic novel page layouts being designed in simple PowerPoint slides. Students were required to edit their images to the point of rendering them unrecognizable photographic images, with students enhancing the illustrative look through the use of various filters and processes in Photoshop. Students were reminded to pay attention to the use of the various elements of design that we’ve explored so far and to think about color emotion and story concepts being visibly recognizable as “graphic novel esque.” The end results turned out beautifully, and I hope you enjoy the posted work! Please comment on elements of the project that stand out to you, either in general or specific to student work! My students will love to hear from you, and I’d love to hear your feedback!
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