(http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w37/Quikthnkr/GUNBABY/Webcomics%20Community/WCApotlightsmall.jpg) | Hi! Let's start simply - tell us about the lady behind the name. What is your drawing/writing background (professional instruction, influences, etc)? I went to art school and got a Bachelors in Fine Art from the Columbus College of Art and Design. My major was in animation and video. I planned on being an animator when I went to college, but by the end of my senior year I knew I really wanted to make comics. It turned out to be a happy accident because everything I learned about visual storytelling has translated to making comics. In storyboarding classes you have to think about which cuts and camera angles convey the proper mood and best tell the story. In illustration, you have one image to tell a whole story or in a childrens book, maybe 20 pages. But in a comic book, you have six or eight panels on every page. It’s a lot more like cuts in cinema than traditional illustration. Are there any particular conditions which must be met before you get into the drawing or writing mode? Maybe scented candles or a favorite chair? |