The Secret Language of Comics

Sketch 5: Triptych

I wanted to make something humorous yet relatable to everybody for this triptych; therefore, my triptych is about how sometimes we have to repeat ourselves when we’re talking to someone that is playing their phone. I would say that the challenging part about this assignment would be the part where we should have fun with […]

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SK5 Marathon with Queen

My friends and I have been watching the Harry Potter series with a dog named Queen. She has a nasty habit of wanting to sit on people, and she does so quite abruptly. I think the panels being almost identical except for the scene of the movie changing and Queen changing her attention captures how […]

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Crunch

Since I am taking piano lessons this semester, I practice in the Burlington Road Building, which is quite far from the center of Emory’s campus. However, the walk is worth it because the path leading to the building is covered in acorns. I absolutely love walking on this trail because I get to step on […]

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Sunday Sketch 5

Writing this triptych was a very engaging experience for me, I chose the concept of someone relying on caffeine for energy due to it reflecting something I see on a very regular basis. The process of writing this comic, understanding panel composition, and thinking about how to portray a clear story in 3 frames helped […]

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WE WERE HAPPY

When creating this triptych, I was searching my phone for any photos that told a story through sequences and I found these photos of my friends rearranging the words EMORY to YR EMO at the beginning of the school year. I thought that this was pretty humorous as during midterms and even after midterms, my […]

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Dreaming

Because this comic strip simplifies a story set over a long time, it feels easier to complete it as fewer details are needed. It’s like an outline of a story, but since an outline is all the comic strip needs, I didn’t have to think too much about crafting the story. However, it took me […]

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sk5: Triptych

The background image is a photograph taken from my apartment of the split-second before a lightning strike. In making this post, I was reflective of my experience as a student. I always run into unfortunate circumstances, but I’ve never been one to instigate or cause any unnecessary conflict. This image, especially being outside my apartment, […]

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