From Gene Luen Yang’s graphic novel American Born Chinese, page 146. Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. New York: Roaring Book Press, 2006. Print.

From understand what  point, line, and plane are I was able to gain a deeper understanding of how the author works as they create a graphic story. I did not know we had to grab a graphic novel from the library, so I chose one of my personal favorites for this post: An American Born Chinese. From using points and lines the artist was able to make a comic that causes the reader to know the clear focus point of the plane. This artist form of drawing mainly includes shading, where the points all come together to form a more solid coloring. The point of focus on the page is clear though the different colors used, and the way the characters are place. They cause my eye to follow through the frame to get to the main focal point of each frame. The points immediately bring my eyes to a section of each frame. For example, the first frame has the ninja king sitting on a thrown in a background of grey and black lines. His greenness causes him to be the focal point for the frame.

The lines used in this comic also help give the photo depth. The lines carry my eyes to a place, not just an empty space. You can tell from the placement of the lines under the window and the thrown that the image is set on a plane which is supposed to look more spread. The lines in this page also add motion, such as the frame where the monkey is getting his head cut off. The lines make it apparent that the sword has been swung. They also add to the shape of the curve, making it shine and curve as the fishman holds it up. Lines are also used to display emotion. The eyebrows shape, the eyes solid forms, and the changing of emotion between the characters are all depicted through lines.

The plane of this image is formed to be a room. Because of this I am able to trace my eyes as they look through the room, going left to right and then stopping on the green man. the plane adds to the way I see this because of the solidness of the coloring. The points have been brought together to give shape to each part of the comic, starting with the floor of the room and furthering to the chair the man sits on. It gives each frame a more solid way of being focused on, because the characters are not just floating in white space. They give location to the novel.