Creative iMedia 2024
This page is for the new iMedia syllabus for 2024 onward. I'll be adding stuff to this section from September 2023 onwards.
R097 – Characters and comics
First an introduction...
A short history of visual storytelling
The Coventions of Comics
Keeping to standard conventions is really important when making products like comics. And it'll get you marks too!
This starts from knowing what's on the page and why it's there.
Then we move on to text conventions.
There are some practical skills to develop here.
Panels to use – these are about 80mm by 80mm square
Word balloon – method 2 (Curvature Pen Tool)
Another image to work on – prepare and then use:
