RCC Mock-up by Chrissy Velveteen

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- Christina Hawker

Introduction Having suffered from Depression and Anxiety myself for some time throughout my teenage years, I often have wondered since, as to the outcome, had I not had friends and family around me who empathised with me and encouraged me to make better choices in order to make myself happy and gain control of my feelings and emotions. Sources however suggest that Depression is a hugely growing problem for young people in our society Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death amoung you people aged 15 to 24. 1/5 young people suffer from some from mental, behavioral or emotional problem. 95% of young offenders have a mental health disorder. Nearly 80,000 young people suffer from sever depression in the UK.

More than half of all adults with mental health problems were diagnosed in childhood. Less than half were treated appropriately at the time.

Experiencing teenage depression is certainly not uncommon at all, in fact mood swings are highly characteristic of teenager years, much to do with chemical and hormonal changes in the body. However I feel because of this many cases of genuine clinical depression can be waved aside or not taken seriously in the case of young people and is not addressed directly enough leaving many feeling alone and helpless. At this time in a persons life they are often assessing how they want to live and what they hope to make of themselves. In an unstable state of mind a young person can very easily be persuaded that many of the wrong choices are their only options at the time.

I would like this project to challenge this to an extent, send a definite positive message and reach audience on an emotional level in addition to being visually interesting and entertaining.

Above article from METRO - Monday September 26, 2011

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Research

In order to appropriately address my demographic of young people aged 14-21 I would like to bring mediums into my comic which are relevant to their interests and environment, whilst also giving myself room to be experimental in exploring my visual language. This way I feel the â&#x20AC;&#x153;voiceâ&#x20AC;? with which the story is expressed I would like to relate to them and not seem condescending or assuming. For this reason I would like in my research to look at artists, illustrators and designers who work in a contemporary and perhaps experimental style, using materials such as spray paint, ink, collage and biro. Because idealy I would like to produce this peice of work as a webcomic also, I would like to look into artists who I feel optimise this format and method of distributing thier work.

Initial Research Content / Subject matter

Brick Bricks comic book ‘Depresso’ is said to be partly-autobiographical and based on the artists own experience with Depression, where his is shadowed by the White Lizard who is his pain-in-the-arse familiar who both helps and hinders Tom’s recovery. In some ways poking fun at how we veiw mental illness, the protagonist Tom tries anti-depressants and alternative therapies and manages to embark on various hilarious journeys forcing him to reexamine his life, relationships and work before becoming content with being ‘bonkers’. Again I like the way the bleak subject matter is treated with an attitude of humour

Lev Yilmaz Levni Yilmaz (born 1973) is a San Francisco based independent film maker, artist and publisher, known for his “Tales of Mere Existence” animated comic series. The “Tales of Mere Existence” series shows a series of static cartoons, which appear gradually as if being drawn by an invisible hand. Yilmaz writes, draws, films, edits, and narrates these videos, which touch on a number of the more mundane aspects of life and have been described as “bleakly hilarious.” While his comics do not challenge or address issues in the same way Bricks or Seabrooks do, the content, start style of his comics, and the monotone drawl he narrates his animated comics with often heavily suggest these themes within his work, which often refers directly to anecdotes of seemingly innocuous occurrences. I like the confessional attitude to his work which I think is what he owes a lot of his success to his work feels sometimes painfully honest, which is why readers connect with it, especially if they have experienced similar situations.

David Shrigley David Shrigley’s work is said to verge on the thin line between humorous insanity & profound philosophical meaning. Similarly to Lev Yilmaz many of the themes in his work are fairly bleak and relate to quite bleak subjects, however due to his very naive approach and darkly humorous twists, his work is vastly popular. Themes within Shrigley’s art ranges across a spectrum of fear, anxiety, boredom and rage, however in its style, narrative and execution it often comes off as lighthearted and humourous. I would like to try to instill this sort of humour into my work in order to put a twist on the initially dark themes I am using. In this way I would hope to better connect with my targetted demographic.

Laura Seabrook Laura Seabrooks’ Web comic collection of comic essays mainly focused on passing, coming out, queer theory, life, and ideas about gender, transgender and urban myths, however several of her comic essays touch on suicide, depression and mental health, which I found very interesting. I quite like how the unusual way she wraps her type around things and plays with the shapes of the frames.

Her stuff often looks very hand drawn and perhaps slightly dated and while they’re pretty wordy and not the easiest thing to read, what she does say is very relevant to young people trying to deal with the problems she’s addressing and the messages she concludes with are supportive and positive. I admire the directness used and feel it would be a necessary idea to take on board in order to affect the audience in the desired way.

Research Style Graham Rounthwaite Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. He has worked with publishing firms such as HarperCollins and Orion, as well as for TV and video clients, including MTV Europe, Avex UK and Partisan. I like way both his characters postures and poses and the composition of his illustrations seem almost photographic while he often chooses to use flat colour and abstract backgrounds featuring closely cropped hand rendered text.

Jon Tran Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. I like way both his characters postures and poses and the composition of his illustrations seem almost photographic while he often chooses to use flat colour and abstract backgrounds featuring closely cropped hand rendered text.

Research Ink Painting Astrid Chesney Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop I like way both his characters postures and poses and the composition of his illustrations seem almost photographic while he often chooses to use flat colour and abstract backgrounds featuring closely cropped hand rendered text.

Gina Triplett Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop I like way both his characters postures and poses and the composition of his illustrations seem almost photographic while he often chooses to use flat colour and abstract backgrounds featuring closely cropped hand rendered text.

Research Collage

Reggie Pedro Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Dave Mckean Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Sara Fanelli Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Silvia Cabestany Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Research Dialogue

Devin Finch Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London.

Yiching Lin (Rery) Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity,

Research Narrative and Composition

Emily Carroll

Harvey James Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS

Harvey James is a British freelance illustrator and comic book artist, known for his work for Vice Comics and Blank Slate Books. C: What is it about Comics and Graphic Novels that interest you? HJ: I’ve drawn since was very young, compulsively. I was never particularly good at sports or maths or anything else, so it was the one part of my childhood where I felt powerful and in control. It’s still like that! I’ve tried so many different things, all types of musical instruments, but comics are the one field where I feel like I can do something no-one else is capable of. I remember being quite young and having all these photocopied, hand-made ‘zines. I found it such a direct and personal form of communication - you’re holding something in your hand that someone had made themselves. And there was something very romantic about the fact you’d never meet the people who made them- like you were getting a message in a bottle. I don’t really strive for this quality in my work, anymore - the work I do now is very slick and almost corporate looking, almost barely as if a human being had done it. I’m trying to make the artist’s voice invisible, so that the content itself can shine through more clearly. While I’m passionate about the comics form and feel there are people doing great work in it, I sometimes wonder if I’m not drawn to it more through circumstance rather than by the medium itself. I’m trained in animation and film, but I feel that to do animation independantly you must really give your life up- it’s incredibly labour intensive. Comic books are somewhere I can apply my specific talents and tell the stories I want to tell without having to compromise on quality, content, or my own quality of life.

C: What are the themes and issues you feel your current work challenges? HJ:Comics take me a long time to make, so I come at it from the perspective that if something if going to take a long time you should be saying something it’s worth taking a long time to !"#$%&%'()*+%,)(-%-./)%+./!/%+.0)1!%"2/%1(0)1%+(%3(4/%(5+%(2%-./)%+./#*2/%1(0)1%+(%6)'%+./02% "5'0/)3/7%!(%&*4%+2#0)1%)(+%+(%.(8%()%+2/)'!%(2%'/"9%-0+.%")#+.0)1%+((%!8/3063%+(%201.+%)(-$%&% want to deal with themes that will always be relevant. :./%3522/)+%;((,%&*4%-(2,0)1%()7%<=#1(+/*>%0!%";!+2"3+/'%/)(51.%0)%+./%-"#%+./%!+(2#%0!%+(9'% that readers are able to take it any way they see it. It’s at no point didactic with its message. ?(-/@/27%+./%!+(2#%0!%!8/3063"99#%")%"99/1(2#%A(2%!(4/+.0)1%!8/3063%+."+%&%-")+/'%+(%'0!35!!>% that humanity is limited by the nature of the human animal itself. Our technology, society and ideas have evolved far quicker than human beings themselves. The only reason our utopian ideas like communism end up not working is their failure to take human nature into account. These systems we create are dependant on us suppressing our human urges, like greed, or the urge to smash each other’s skulls open and feast on the goo, and so on. B(%=#1(+/%0!%59+04"+/9#%";(5+%.54")%4")%+2#0)1%+(%/!3"8/%+./%9040+"+0()!%(A%.0!%(-)%.54")0+#7% 6)'!%.04!/9A%0)%"%!0+5"+0()%+."+%./%/)'!%58%'/!+2(#0)1%+.2(51.%.0!%0))"+/%!/96!.)/!!%")'% so it ends brutally. The one thing stopping human beings achieving utopia is human beings themselves. I’ve got a deal for four short books which will be collected into a single volume. The book "A+/2%=#1(+/%0!%CD/)+2"90"E$%&%15/!!%D/)+2"90"%0!%!(2+%(A%9#203"99#%!#4;(903%")'%";!+2"3+/'%/)(51.% +."+%0+%3")%;/%2/"'%"!%;/0)1%";(5+%4")#%'0AA/2/)+%+.0)1!>%;5+%&*4%+2#0)1%+(%3"8+52/%"%!(2+%(A% 8(-/29/!!)/!!%-/%"99%A//9%0)%+./%A"3/%(A%+.0)1!%5)04"10)";9#%;011/2%+.")%(52!/9@/!>%;/%0+%1('7% religion, government, the universe. F@/2%+./%3(52!/%(A%+./%!+(2#7%-.03.%&*@/%;//)%+(9'%)(+%+(%2/A/2%+(%"!%"%<.(4/203%('#!!/#*>%-/% watch the main character become aware of how the lifestyle we enjoy in the west enjoy is '/8/)'")+%+./%!5AA/20)1%(A%(+./2!$%F)%+.0)1!%90,/%3./"8%(@/2!/"!%9";(2>%3.09'%9";(2%(2%(+./2-0!/7% wars fought over land and resources, and so on. It’s easy for anyone to observe that the reason we have it sweet is because of other people’s suffering. But there’s no way of feeling good about this. You can become vegetarian because you (rightly) think that eating meat is barbaric, ;5+%0+%'(/!)*+%1/+%#(5%(AA%+./%.((,>%#(5%-(59'%2/"99#%."@/%+(%(8+%(5+%(A%GHGIJ:?&KL7%0)395'0)1% the ground beneath your feet to be truly clear. True moral absolution is impossible.

C: What would you say are your main motivations behind using these sorts of themes and messages? !"!#$%&$&'($)*+,$-.$)(/(0&*12$34+(5.6$7$&)4$&-$8-),$8*&'$91*:()+05$&'(3(+$8'*;'$0)($)(50&(<$&-$ (=/()*(1;(+$&'0&$8*55$+&*55$>($)(5(:01&$*1$3014$4(0)+?$$77$&'*1,$*.$4-9$5--,$0&$34$8-),@$4-9A55$B1<$ there’s a huge racial and ethnic mix of the main characters. I’m trying to make comics which 0)($;95&9)0554$C-<-)$.)((D$6$&'(4$<-1A&$+((3$+/(;*B;0554$E0+&()1@$F(+&()1@$%.)*;01@$E9)-/(01$-)$ anything. I’m trying to create a language of comics that are universal to human beings, rather &'01$014$+/(;*B;$;95&9)($-)$(&'1*;*&4?$7A3$G9+&$&)4*12$&-$8)*&($&'*12+$&'0&$'9301$>(*12+$;01$)(50&($ to. Obviously I can only write what I know, however I hope the themes still resonate regardless, even if you’re living as an eskimo or up a mountain. 7A3$G9+&$&)4*12$&-$<(05$8*&'$>0+*;$'9301$+&9..@$5*,($2)((<@$3-1(4@$+(=$6$>0+*;$'9301$1((<+$01<$ desires that hopefully everyone can relate to. C:!"#!$%!$&'()%*+%!%(!,(-!%.*%!,(-!/(++0/%!%(!*!#'0/$1/!20&(3)*'.$/4 !"!#$7&A+$8(*)<$6$7A:($>((1$/9&&*12$8-),$-1&-$&'($*1&()1(&$.-)$0$8'*5(@$+-$7$+((3$&-$'0:($ accumulated a sort of accidental fanbase. It seems to consist of a wide range of different /(-/5(?$7$+((3$0&$&'($3-3(1&$&-$>($*1$8*&'$&'*+$0)&6'-9+($;)-8<$8'-$055$;-1&)*>9&($&-$:*;($ 3020H*1(@$0+$8(55$0+$&'(+($>)*&*+'$;0)&--1*+&+$8'-$;-1&)*>9&($&-$&'($I01<4?$J-9$2(&$&((102($ girls on www.deviantart.com who seem to love me because I draw all this cutesy stuff. But then one time at a comic book convention I met this 20 something skate kid who told me I was '*+$.0:-)*&($;-3*;$>--,$0)&*+&@$$01<$'($20:($3($&'*+$;-3*;$'(A<$8)*&&(1$0>-9&@$5*,(@$+,0&(6/91,+$ falling in love in an arcade. I’ve got this body of work that seems to appeal to a lot of different people but I don’t particularly &)4$&-$/9)+9($014$-.$&'(3$-)$014$+/(;*B;$<(3-2)0/'*;?$7$G9+&$<-$&'($8-),$7$&'*1,$*+$*3/-)&01&$ to make and then hopefully the demographic follows. I mean, the important thing is not me, or fans, but the piece of art itself. What I’m aiming for is to create great art that will last, even if &'()(A+$1-6-1($&-$0//)(;*0&($*&$)*2'&$1-8?$

Saying that, one day I would like to do something that kids could !"#$%&'()"*+,-.&#&/,*&)(!"&0+,1$&2!,"-$134&5+"!"6'&#&/,.&7#!*&(2&)"& that enjoys making people happy and would really enjoy making '()"*+,-.&7"(71"&0#-&1(8"4&9,.+*&-(:;&*+(<.+;&&=6)&-(*&.(,-.&2(!&#-3& demographic and kind of think chasing one would inhibit the work. C: What were your motivations behind your ‘Super Mario Depression’ comic? HJ: I got asked to do a comic on the internet at a time when I was )#>,-.&#11&*+,'&$<)/&.((23&'*<22&%&',0>&7#!($,"'&(2&?1)'&7"(71"&>-":& and loved which always ended up in people jerking off or raped or :+#*"8"!4&@(*&01"8"!&'*<22;&/<*&'*<22&*+#*&)#$"&)"&1#<.+444&=&.<"''&=68"& got quite a sick sense of humour. Anyway, I was asked to contribute to eegra.com, this humour website *+#*&*#1>"$&)('*13&#/(<*&8,$"(%.#)"'4&5+"3&$,$&*+"'"&(2*"-&A<,*"&',0>& and grotesque comic strip parodies of famous video games, which I suppose did for games what I was doing for movies at the time. So when I was asked to contribute, I had a feeling I knew what they :#-*"$&%&1,>";&#&0(),0&#/(<*&B(-,0&*+"&C"$."+(.&*#>,-.&#&'+,*;&(!& :+#*"8"!%&#-$&=&$,$-6*&:#-*&*(&.,8"&*+")&*+#*4&=&'(!*&(2&2"1*&1,>"&*+"!"6'& only so many comics like that you need in the world. So the guideline was that it had to be 620 pixels wide, but I noticed it said nothing about length, so I just made the longest comic I could physically make. I turned in something around 20,000 pixels long. It starts out with Mario and Luigi having a little adventure that they ),.+*&+#8"&,-&'()"&0!#773&DE!0+,"6&#$#7*#*,(-&(2&B<7"!&F#!,(& Bros. And then they go to Mario’s house and have a conversation !"),-,'0"-*&(2&#&/!"#>%<7&0(-8"!'#*,(-;&#-$&F#!,(&'*#!*'&0!3,-.%&*+"-& his face mutates and melts into a load of different Mario faces, before the strip enters pure abstraction and ends. And a lot of people who !"#$&,*&'#,$&,*&)#$"&*+")&8"!3&'#$&%&,*&:#'&7('*"$&#11&(8"!&*+"&,-*"!-"*;& #-$&,*&'"")'&1,>"&GHI&(2&7"(71"&:+(&!"#$&,*&+#$&#&JK5LMN&!"'7(-'"& while the other 50% seemed to be really moved emotionally. I felt like )3&)#,-&.(#1&*+"!"&:#'&*(&),'%<'"&*+"&'7#0"&=&:#'&.,8"-;&',-0"&=&:#'& )"#-*&*(&$(&#&+<)(<!&0(),0&%&*+,'&,'&:+#*&!"#$"!'&"O7"0*"$;&'(&=& gave them something grotesque and emotional instead. I like the idea of catching the audience offguard and shoving art in the face of people who don’t expect to see it. I feel that this is when art is at its most potent.

C: What would you say is the best way to achieve non-cliche plots and relatable dialogue? HJ: I think we all have an idea about how a !"#$%&$'()(*+"",$-".//(01$23$,.456($(6(*$*(+0$ anything about writing screenplays, you know the basic formula. There are three acts, the !*&/$7(%)'$/8($&(//%)'94-$.3$/8($&/.*,:$/8($ second being the meat of the story (e.g. in ;8.&/74&/(*&:$/8%&$<.4"0$7($<8(*($/8(,5*($ busting a lot of ghosts), and the third act is <8(*($/8($#+%)$=8+*+=/(*&$!'8/$/.$.6(*=.#($ of whatever problem they were up against. I mean that is the classic plot structure, but you really don’t have to tell stories like this. Historically, stories haven’t always been told like this. Stanley Kubrick once said something "%>($?+""$,.4$)((0$/.$0.$/.$#+>($+$#.6%($%&$ to think of 5 or 6 really cool things that can 8+--()$+)0$&/%=>$/8(#$%)$+$*.<$9$/8()$,.456($ './$,.4*$!"#@1 So you can avoid cliche by being by recognising the common practices of others and… not doing them. You just need to develop your own standard of what a shitty, boring idea that’s been done to death looks like, and not do it. I guess the secret to that is to read a lot of comics and watch a lot of !"#&:$+)0$/8%)>$+7.4/$/8(#$+)+",/%=+"",1$A8($ reason I talk about screenplays quite a lot 7(=+4&($2$<+&$/*+%)(0$%)$+)%#+/%.)$9$2$<()/$ /.$!"#$&=8..":$&.$/8+/5&$<8(*($2$-%=>(0$4-$/8($ nuts and bolts of how to write. As for dialogue, you just have to talk to real people and allow the way they talk to affect ,.4*$<*%/%)':$+)0$!)0$%)&-%*+/%.)$%)$/8($<+,$ real people talk and not in the way people /+">$%)$!"#&1$B.)5/$=.-,$/8($<+,$./8(*$-(.-"($ <*%/($0%+".'4($9$*+/8(*$/8+)$=.-,%)'$/8($ writers you admire, work out where those people are getting their stuff from. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Development 24 Hour Comic Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic

Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt.

Development Test Panels On my initial tutorial with Chiu Man, he suggested I try out making a test panel to both explore and demonstrate where I want to go visually with this Graphic Novella, as far as the multimedia approach is taken and in how I plan to put this together. I started off depicting a rough idea of how I planned to show my Character 1 using biro and blue, green and brown inks, focusing on pages 9 and 10 for the narrative, and continued this experimenting in how I might use ink for the grass, foliage and trees.

As one of my aims for this project was to introduce certain new materials into my practice such as spray paint and cardboard, I also got to messing about with this, and seeing if I could create some marks or patterns that might be able to use, experimenting with making basic stencils and looking at ways I could use spray paint effectively for a comic.

My inital reaction was to use hand-rendered type regardless, however I really liked Devin Finch’s use of lined paper, and tried something similar with the squared paper I like to use to draw on.

Devin Finch

My idea for the mood of this page was so that it looked reminiscent of college - a little messy round the edges, full of texture and vivid splashes of bright colours, reminiscent of the both Devin Finch and Harvey James, on top of muted browns purples and greys. I made a second page also, this time without dialogue whilst experimenting more with spray paint and stencils, and also collage. In the following tutorial I was criticised heavily on my drawing skills, as my characters appeared to resemble “bad manga”, which certainly wasn’t where I was aiming for. It also occurred to me afterwards, that for a comic with aims to look into issues such as depression, the colour palette seemed to completely overlook this, and was something I would have to put more thought into this in the future.

Development Ink Soup I was asked to produce a 5 page black and white comic to take part in making a submission to Issue 6 of Ink Soup, which was themed around “Beauty and the Beast”. I was advised to get two birds with one stone and continuing with my current narrative for my submission, as Depression is often referred to as “The Beast” and the masked girl or “Beauty” in my planned comics is representative of the main characters problems and emotions.

Something I’d been experimenting with for my test panels had been scratching spraypaint off of the clear plastic I’d been using for stencils in order to make an image, and after looking at artists such as Lola Fielding and Angela Harding I felt this would be and interesting way to go, now that I could only work in black and white. I focussed mainly on using this method for the backgrounds in my comics so I depicted the sorts of surroundings I would expect to be in a comic about not going to college; woods, parks, fields and a wall.

Angela Harding

Lola Fielding

This first attempt (left) was white spraypaint on clear plastic, scraped off with a scapel and laid over black paper. In a later attempt (bottom left) I looked at using straight lines aswell as reversing what I was scratching out - using black spraypaint and overlaying the finished product onto white paper. From this I also tried only partially covering my plastic in spray paint in order to great a faded more smokey effect and scratching a design into this (see below). I liked the result of all of these attempts was eager to try using them in contect of a comic.

Lynda Barry

Dave Mckean

Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Graham Rounthwaite is an 4 English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the 5 Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal College of Art, in London. His corporate clients include Levi’s, Faberge, National AIDS Awareness, God’s Love AIDS Charity, Top Shgop and Carhartt. Graham Rounthwaite is an English Fashion illustraator . He received a BA with honours in graphic design from the Chelsea School of Art and completed a Masters degree in illustration at the Royal

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Emily Carroll

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