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Re: Sneeze Theory

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Andy wrote:Think about the way you sneeze. For most people, there are three steps: Preparation, Execution and Recovery.
Or, in storytelling, the build up, climax, and denouement. The sneeze is a very good analogy.

Now I've got to get back to work, and sneeze out another issue.
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An issue instead of a tissue!

That's true though, the analogy works for whole stories too.
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Challenge #7: Draw a Silent Comic

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Our challenge this time was to create a comic page using no words or sound effects.

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Juxtaposition is the act of putting two different elements together, to create a reaction or feeling in the reader, be it contrast, comparison, irony or something else. You might have worked with a Random Plot Generator before. But you probably have a great random plot generator right in your hall closet! Pictionary cards can give you a great list of concepts and elements to incorporate into a short comic to exercise your improv skills.

Homework for Artists and Writers:

Pull a card from a Pictionary deck and draw a one page comic that includes all 5 items on the card. They can have as little or as much importance in the comic as you like. As a footnote to the comic or in your blog post, list the 5 items that had to be included. Think about Juxtaposition as you combine unlikely elements.

Well, this is the comic I created for Challenge #8. We don't have Pictionary, but we do have Pictionary Jr. The five objects I had to include in my comic were: bar code, blindfold, bulldozer, black cat and banjo.

Here it is!
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Challenge #12 is to make a "Photo Comic". I didn't follow the rules exactly, but did use photos in comic style for a flier I had to make.

http://andrewwales.com/FLIER-1.pdf

http://www.andrewwales./blogspot.com
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Awesome Andy! I love your stuff and what you're doing with it

go man go!
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Thanks a lot for your words of encouragement. It means a lot!
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This is a comic I made that will appear in Fun for Kids magazine. It is based on a "kind of" true story.

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Andy, can you check your links. I'm seeing three little red x's.
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Yah! It looked okay when I previewed it! I'll try again later. Anyway, you can see it on my blog at http://www.andrewwales.blogspot.com/
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Challenge # 14: Irregular Panel Borders

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One of our assignments for 52 Challenges was:

Homework for Artists and Writers: Draw a 1 - 2 page comic with irregular panel borders. Avoid working on a grid, avoid right angles, and absolutely no squares or rectangles!

Extra Credit: Think about how a round panel affects the overall effect of your comic. Jagged shaped panels? Wavy Cloud panels? Make a note of what works so you can use them later amongst a sea of squares for contrast panels.

Here's the comic I made for it, with more about it on my blog.

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Challenge #15: The Crescendo Comic

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Challenge #15 is the crescendo comic. To see the whole thing, visit Panel Discussion! http://www.andrewwales.blogspot.com

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As a gift to some friends, I drew their son into a Justice League story. The whole comic can be found at http://www.andrewwales.blogspot.com.

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Thats SO awesome, and exactly the kind of thing I know I have done to kids in my care out at camp.

Good work!
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