FYP Thesis: The Watch Promo

My graduation show is in two days, everything is going so fast, many things undone. 
Yet, never feel so alive... definitely the Adrenaline *laugh* 

This comic is a difficult challenge and there are still 8 more pages to go, but I tried, I struggled, I learned and it made me fall in love with colors, concept, compositions, story boarding and comic more. I'm glad during the final critique when i showed the entire comic, the panel enjoyed it despite its unfinished form.

Now that i have tried doing a color comic, I will like to do a Black+White comic with good compositions and layouts in the future, after learning much from Hans Bacher and Hannes. And maybe back to color again. Just go wild *laugh*

Here is a little of the preproduction and the process that i posted here: 
http://find-e-world.blogspot.sg/2013/03/the-watch-comic-process.html
http://find-e-world.blogspot.sg/2013/03/the-watch-preproduction.html


The comic will be done at the end of May and will inform here how it will be displayed. Til the next update and Happy May :)

The Watch: Comic progress

The Watch is an on-going thesis project, a comic of a NEET called Xian, who finally steps out of his room to work as a Night Guard. But the Building he guards has something more installed for him. 

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Currently in the midst of doing the pages and there are challenges faced in every single page. OTL But, it is an enlightening experience. One thing I always have to remind myself, not to let colors overwhelm the storytelling and its readability.

 To keep myself motivated, i listen to Pascal Campion's interview in Vimeo *laugh*. His philosophy of life and art is one that resonates within me. Here is his interview: http://vimeo.com/13387502  

Well, i will not be posting anything more of this project til after the final submission, but til then, I will post sketches and assignments done in the year whenever possible. :)

Til the next update, Happy March!

The Watch: Comic Process

The Watch is an on-going thesis project, a comic of a NEET called Xian, who finally steps out of his room to work as a Night Guard. But the Building he guards has something more installed for him. 

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These are some of the process/page layouts made for the comic.

I did around 4 drafts to reach to the draft approved by my mentor, Hannes before heading over to color roughs, since i be doing in color (which is something I have not had the courage to tackle until now.) Under Hans Bacher in his Illustration for Designer and through this project, I have come to appreciate and enjoy Color. 

Nowadays, I am taking notice of the colors that i am facing in my own life and hope to put them in my future works to come :)

Some of the version to confirmed drafts

The process of the comic

 The color script of the entire comic- A guide

Examples: Some of the Color Rough and Page layout

Style exploration

Inspired by various artists in colors and illustrations. Particularly Pascal Campion, Lou Romano and Tadahiro Uesugi's philosophies and techniques. 

Thought about black and white/inking, but decided that the mood is best felt with colors.

The Watch: Preproduction

The Watch is an on-going thesis project, a comic of a NEET called Xian, who finally steps out of his room to work as a Night Guard. But the Building he guards has something more installed for him. 

This is going to a super long post of some pre-production concepts and sketches done.

And now, introducing the characters involved:

Xian: The main character, the 25 year old NEET who has a cynic view of the world and life. He is a man who just gives up easily and unsure of what to do with his life, thus seeking comfort/satisfaction in the gaming world (especially MMORPG) in his room. It is until a drastic event overturn his entire world that leads him outside his room to become a Night guard.

 Character Turnaround

Xian's Development

Chen: The senior elderly night guard, who becomes Xian's supervisor. Xian does not like the old man the first time he meets him, somehow, the smiles on that elderly man just irritates him. Taking things at his stride, the smiling elderly oversees the security of the entire corporation building by himself for many years. Which to Xian, entirely suspicious.

Character Turnabout

 Chen's Development

Some of the Props used

The Others: The nightly inhabitants that 'haunts' the corporation building Xian is guarding for the first time. At day, they disappear. But at night, by some mysterious force, they materialize to a semi physical body inside the building. Consists of strong fears from the hearts of people, legends and myths (eg boogeymen, 'gods) and the spirits of the land the building is on.

Others: Some concepts

Interior Concept: 

some sketches of the locations seen in the comic

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