Art improvement - manga
Art improvement - manga
I used to consider my self an artist back when I was in grade 4 or so. Then I met the harsh truth that I was by no mean special, and so I stop drawing seriously. Even so, I am capable of doing basic art, especially pencil sketch and doing it was quite fun. After a few years, I am starting to accept the truth of mediocrity and prevent myself from comparing myself to other people.
Around late September of 2023, my Language Art class (Mr. Ariel) was running a semestrial final project. The only option that sounds to be fun and engaging for me was comic strip drawing for the work that we were studying which was A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen. I started planning for each panels and draw a rough sketch for my work. However, after only finishing the first few panels, I would came to realized that I was making a huge mistake. I didn't read the instruction clear enough and draw a comic for just one scene which covers around 3-4 pages of the play. The instruction however, was to draw a comic strip that summarize the entirety of the play. In the end, I have to restart from zero and switch the project into a storyboard.
However, just leaving the old one behind doesn't sound like something for me and so after finishing the school project, I decided to continue with my old comic strip just for the sake of self fulfillment. I only took a few day and I was quite satisfied with the result.
Although I use drawing refences in some part of this work, the skilled that I developed during the making of this work allow me to create a much better comic (manga) for the next project in language art where I didn't use any external assistance apart from my drawing application. That work was one of the best art work that I've created and despite the fact that it is nowhere near what other people at my age could do, I felt very proud of that manga. Although it is a school work and should not be present in CAS experience, I'll show it for the sake of demonstrating my improvement thanks my experience in the making the one above.
This one was drawn in the mist of two project (there is also portrait work) which is due in a short due date so it can't be very lengthy.
CAS learning outcome
Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process - This activity allow me to overcame my inferiority complex in term of my artistic skill. Through this, I as able to understand that I don't have to draw the most beautiful image compared to the work of other people of my age, I just have to enjoy the paint and do the best I could.