tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439627588510924547.post2278980656497669418..comments2023-07-13T05:20:05.299-07:00Comments on Alexander's Cartoon Blog: Shmeducation-A True Storyalexander matthewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14590509878204936979noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439627588510924547.post-87039142491584365872008-11-08T12:59:00.000-08:002008-11-08T12:59:00.000-08:00Thanks, Rod. Unfortunately I didn't win! I used a ...Thanks, Rod. Unfortunately I didn't win! I used a template page initially, but I decided to abandon the standard frame format as it was swamping the artwork and I wanted to lighten the tone by giving the drawings space to breathe, Perhaps it wasn't altogether successful. It was largely an experiment for me, but I hope to develop this way of working in the future.alexander matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590509878204936979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439627588510924547.post-18489158843833752002008-11-07T12:43:00.000-08:002008-11-07T12:43:00.000-08:00I like this Alex, it's a format you can use to get...I like this Alex, it's a format you can use to get entire stories down quickly; but I also like your detailed drawings. <BR/><BR/>There is a compromise, and it's possibly the sort of exercise you use with your students when you get them all to illustrate the same piece of text. You could create a template page with a set number of frames and fill those (I make 9 in pale-blue so I can turn them into anything I like, 1 panel, 2 panels...etc). I find when you are looking at drawing a lot of pages it is strangely comforting to know there is a structure helping you along.<BR/> <BR/>Alan Moore's preference is for 9 columns a page, but I think when you are working smaller, 6 is okay - and I have seen some books, like Kochalka's, that use as few as 4 panels per page.<BR/><BR/>Good luck in the Observer competition.Rod McKiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15322224888246015883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439627588510924547.post-75966519138910286532008-11-07T08:25:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:25:00.000-08:00Thank you very much, Matt. Much appreciated.Thank you very much, Matt. Much appreciated.alexander matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590509878204936979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5439627588510924547.post-23949427440929738282008-11-07T08:00:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:00:00.000-08:00Lovely piece of visual journalism Alex. Hope it ge...Lovely piece of visual journalism Alex. Hope it gets some recognition.Matt Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662702921579824857noreply@blogger.com