Illustrating a Comic Book Poem – Big Words
When designing the visuals for Big Words I came up with the story first. I wanted the character to be trapped, but not in a prison. I knew the words would be intimate and subtle and I wanted the...
View ArticleFlower – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the fifth Comic Book Poem in Series 3. It is called Flower and will go live on 20 October 2014. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleFlower – Comic Book Poem
The fifth Comic Book Poem of Series 3 is Flower. Please give it a read below.
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Flower
Another short and sweet Comic Book Poem. It will be obvious in the Comic Book Poem itself that the words and images were developed in tandem. I wanted to develop a comic book poem that was abstract in...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Flower
Visually I wanted Flower to reflect fashion illustration. This is something I have experimented with myself on my blog and even during the Appropriation series of Comic Book Poems in Series 1 and...
View ArticleLong View Stickers – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the sixth Comic Book Poem in Series 3. It is called Long View Stickers and will go live on 27 October 2014. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Long View Stickers
Long View Stickers is a photography/illustration/poetry project I am involved with. Information on the collaboration with Long View Stickers can be found here. When writing this Comic Book Poem I was...
View ArticleLong View Stickers – Comic Book Poem
The sixth Comic Book Poem of Series 3 is Long View Stickers. Please give it a read below.
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Long View Stickers
Long View Stickers is a photography/illustration/poetry project and the Comic Book Poem is a collaboration. Information on the collaborative process and the writing process can be found here....
View ArticleHarder They Come – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the seventh Comic Book Poem in Series 3. It is called Harder They Come and will go live on 3 November 2014. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleComic Book Poems Collaborations – Long View Stickers
Long View Stickers is a Street Art and Photography project where stickers are placed in different cities in Scotland. These stickers are then photographed and uploaded to the Long View Stickers Blog....
View ArticleHarder They Come – Comic Book Poem
The seventh Comic Book Poem of Series 3 is Harder They Come. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of Harder They Come is below: Click to view slideshow. DOWNLOAD If...
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Harder They come
Harder They Come is another example of a more narrative approach to Comic Book Poems. Looking at the images without the text presents a story. This was the approach to writing The Harder They Come. I...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Harder They Come
As stated in the Writing a Comic Book Poem – Harder They Come blog post, I noted that the story was created first, then the artwork and then the text. For the design I wanted to create a clean and...
View ArticleFaces -1 – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the eight Comic Book Poem in Series 3. It is called Faces 1 and will go live on 10 November 2014. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
View ArticleFranklin Poems Illustrated Poetry Zine 1 – Heartbeats
As mentioned in the past Franklin Poems is a poetry website that combines illustration and poetry to create new and exciting images. Similar to Comic a Book Poems they collect 10 individual Illustrated...
View ArticleFaces – 1 – Comic Book Poem
The eighth Comic Book Poem of Series 3 is Faces – 1. Please give it a read below. The individual Pages are below: A slideshow of Faces -1 is below: Click to view slideshow. DOWNLOAD If you would like...
View ArticleWriting a Comic Book Poem – Faces -1
Faces – 1 is an abstract Comic Book Poem. With the writing I wanted to weave a narrative that focused on a confused character. I decided that I wanted a Comic Book Poem that only depicted portraits in...
View ArticleIllustrating a Comic Book Poem – Faces – 1
For Faces -1 I knew that I wanted to depict a sequence of panels that presented portraits. I also wanted to return to using pencil. Therefore I found a load of reference material (online and in books)...
View ArticleXXXXX – Preview – Comic Book Poems
Here is a teaser/preview for the ninth Comic Book Poem in Series 3. It is called XXXXX and will go live on 17 November 2014. Check back at the blog to see the final Comic Book Poem.
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