comicsworkbook:Comics Workbook Composition Competition 2017 Winners Congratulations to all who cre

comicsworkbook: Comics Workbook Composition Competition 2017 Winners Congratulations to all who created and submitted work for this contest. We really enjoyed reading each and every work. ———————————————————– FIRST PLACE - Weeklong Comics Workbook Rowhouse Residency ($500 value)  Sienna Cittadino - Girl’s Bathroom ——————————————————— SECOND PLACE - $250 gift certificate at Copacetic Comics Chris Kohler - Living Room ——————————————————– THIRD PLACE - $100 gift certificate at Copacetic Comics Sara Sarmiento - Deep Clean ——————————————————- HONORABLE MENTIONS - $50 gift (each) at Big Planet Comics Jillian Fleck - Push Thru Louis Deux - Touristing Simon Reinhardt - Slow Theft Foxitalic - Hangover Haiku ———————————— It is our hope that all of the makers who participated in this contest have been TRANSFORMED in some way – artistically, personally, spiritually, and/or physically (improved eye-hand coordination? yes!) – by the time and energy dedicated to the creation of their submissions. Everyone who took part in this exercise has completed a hero’s journey. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJwPIiUPfK4 —————————————————————————— The restrictions placed upon the contest entries were derived from The Santoro Correspondence Course for Comic Book Makers. It is my firmly held belief that restrictions such as the grid are ultimately freeing. I also believe that timing is the essential ingredient to making great comics. How do you study and practice timing in comics? You use the grid. Yadda yadda yadda. **Last year a deceptively small and simple grid inspired over a hundred artists to make comics for the contest. This year we returned to the traditional 6-panel grid, and far fewer creators rose to the challenge (I think because of the larger size, ultimately). The test here really became about the timing. The zigzag of the six panel grid is very different than the scrolling of the three panel grid. A good sense of timing is the essential ingredient which leads to stronger storytelling and the six panel grid is very particular. Also, the size that we recommended this year is what the pros used at Marvel and DC for over 25 years. “Print size layouts” and “twice up” originals. (It’s not quite “twice up” but that’s what it used too be called.) The 10 x 15 inch live area is much more work than last year’s smaller manga sized originals. So, something to think about: SCALE. And how scale changes how you make comics. The judging panel consisted of two men and three women from diverse backgrounds. Some were comics makers, some were comics readers and one was a “non-comics reader” - meaning this particular judge was not a comics initiate. Please see this post for information regarding this fall’s correspondence course.  Thanks. - Frank Santoro P.S. Please reblog. Thank you. Thank you to Copacetic Comics, Big Planet Comics and the judges for contributing their efforts and financial support to make this contest possible. And of course THANK YOU to everyone who participated. Please check out all of the entries below. A Period Of Transition by Phillip DokesAllen by Doctopmaru (disqualified)Are You Ready by G.R. LearAwash by John HexerBloodsuckers Love Me by Jackie KirbyCanto V by Amanda HamiltonColumbus is Going to be Awesome by John CihonDeep Clean by Sara SarmientoEksistensens Jeger  by Addley WalkerForce Fields by PaulFrog Legs by MKGirl’s Bathroom by Sienna CittadinoGood Boy City by Jonathan TuneHangover Haiku by FoxitalicHere Comes Racecar by Alexander MoserHere’s the Light by Tor BrandtLeft Over Soup by The Formal KidLiving Room by Chris KohlerLook See by Kevin ZychMeaning by Mariana Yatsuda IkutaMorbid Orbit by Alice BlankMother by Evan M. Cohen (disqualified)Muse by Brandon Alexander BerryNoffi by Niall BreenOrigen by Josh BowronOvertimers by TimersTimers and K-UnPing Pang by James AbbitPush Thru by Jillian FleckReaching Toward Open Sky by LM BolgerSandbag Spectator by Jacob Breck (disqualified)Sea Saga by James CoatsShop Class by Donald PriceSlow Theft by Simon ReinhardtSoft Swords by Sam MeisterSweet Marla by Alex WilliamsTa Ka Ra Zu Ka by Antoine MedesTeaching English in Taiwan by Iris YanTech Sector Baseball by MooseThe Room by Louise AleksiejewTo the Mountain, On Your Own, At Night by Tanya GuryelTone Deaf by R.D. AddamsTouristing by Louis DeuxTwo Girls and A Caricature by Ari S. MulchWhen I Grow Up by James Wilson List of entries from 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 HECKING BOSS- THANKS CHAMPS <3WAY TO GO EVERYBODY! -- source link

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