Test two will look at the arrangement of comic/manga tiles and how they are used to express what is happening within the contents of the pages. I will draft one page with multiple different tile arrangements to experiment with expression. As I research, I’m finding that tiles and story correlate more than I had previously thought.
I’ve chosen to make two separate manga pages that use different techniques to convey the action and intent of the pages. With this prototype, I learned about crop marks for printing, screen tone usage, how to convey a certain mood with panel composition, and various other techniques. Also, importantly, I’m now more able to better gauge my time of how long it would take me to complete a designated amount of pages. By speaking with a manga teacher, hearing feedback from professionals, and examining works of professional manga artists, I was able to gain information about various techniques, and marketing information. My biggest personal take away was gauging my timeline and how long it would take to make to get this portion of my final project. It’s crucial for me to manage the ratio between the various project parts and the amount of each I will turn in.