Author Archives: Keanna Maki

This project was a good balance between being both difficult and enjoyable for me. One of the biggest challenges I faced was finding an idea that I wanted to do for this project because all of it was pretty much … Continue reading →

In the picture show, I definitely believe that it conveys emotion to a reader in many ways. From the graphics and even what is shown in the graphic helps provide those emotional implications. This piece was made from the artist … Continue reading →

The graphic novel I chose to read is called “Passing For Human” by author Liana Finck. What attracted me to this novel was the cover of it. I like the illustrations it portrayed. I also skimmed the novel and enjoyed … Continue reading →

Creating this comic was definitely a unique experience I will always remember. I was able to learn so many new things which was the greatest takeaway from completing this project. My motivations for creating this piece was to simply take … Continue reading →

After reading John Lovett’s “Design Overview”, I found many illustrations from Scott McCloud’s “Understanding Comics” that do represent a significant amount of Lovett’s terms he went over. McCloud seems as if much of his drawing in this novel are hand … Continue reading →

On our first scanning day, I brought a mini heart, my work identification badge, and a medical wrist band. I wanted to scan these items at first because I figured I would base my comic on significant moments throughout my … Continue reading →

Making a comic by hand versus using a digital tool definitely adds differentiation between the two pieces of work. The most obvious contrast is the fact that one comic is created free handed and the other digitally. Of course, we … Continue reading →