"Silent War"
It started with Black Butler
When I was in 8th grade, I saw the anime Black Butler, based on Yana Toboso's manga masterpiece. Combining my childhood loves of Doctor Who, the Terminator, art, and music, and introducing me to Japanese and a never-ending series of easter eggs to figure out years later, it's fair to say that Black Butler changed my life.
The Ultimate Digital Art Project
Silent War is a combination of my writing, my art, and my love of Yana Toboso's work. I've been creating the manga for three years and it's still not done! It might not ever be complete, but working on such a challenging project in my Media Art classes has taught me what's possible and how much more there is to learn. I was so very lucky to get an amazing teacher, and access to the computer programs she taught me how to use in class.
How a good manga came from a mediocre artist
Starting from the Screenplay...
Whether making a manga or making digital art, I struggle with drawing human proportions correctly, so I use small 3D physical "mannequins" that can be positioned, photographed, and then uploaded into Photoshop as an opaque layer for reference. I’ve also found that a trick for drawing perspective in complicated buildings (e.g. ones with curved surfaces) is creating a model of the building in Tinkercad, a program that allows users to easily form shapes together to make 3D models in the computer. The viewpoint can be set from within the building at any height, and this can be screenshotted and put into Photoshop as well. Most "skills" can be replicated with technology and the right mindset, so keep your eye out for creative solutions!
(Please download my screenplay and read it now from the Writing section!)
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