Author Archives: Andrese Collins - COM 210

For my Poster Comic Project I will be focusing on the essential elements that build up my life and who I am. I want to use a brainstorming and collage style that’s pretty similar to Lynda Barry’s “What It Is”. … Continue reading →

Layers consist of multiple over-lapping elements that from an image or scene. Layering brings out many styles and techniques in order to display something whether its intentions are physical, virtual or temporal. Layers can also be used to separate different … Continue reading →

            Texture is the various elements formed together in order to display two kinds of unique styles, physical and virtual textures. Textures can be used to help describe an object with details, differentiate elements, and … Continue reading →

This cover art from Pete Bagge’s 6th issue of “Neat Stuff”provides a variety of colors that compliment, oppose, and reflect each other in order to support the intended tone and situation being displayed in the image. Pete doesn’t keep any … Continue reading →

When dealing with time and motion in arts and comics, the artist uses a sequence of repetitive or similar scenes  that gradually relays an indication that something within the comic is moving. When making motions you must also keep timing … Continue reading →

Formstorming is the aesthetics of visual intelligence. Its the strengths we use and the paths we must go through in order to generate, critique, reevaluate and finalize our pieces of art. When generating and designing a new piece of art … Continue reading →

The technique of scaling helps the viewer or reader get an aspect of the drawers intentions to either bringing a realistic focus on scaling or bringing in a dramatic look to make a specific point. Scaling is used at its … Continue reading →

Framing is our key tool to separate, organize and guide the reader to focus on specific parts of a scene, image or background in order to follow the story that we want to illustrate. Framing can help us display the … Continue reading →

The comic Butt To The Future by Taylor Dew is an unique and adventurous fats paced comic about a young women, Mary, who leaves to the bathroom to take a “poop” and ends up flushing into the toilet. She then … Continue reading →