Writing With Pictures: Step 5 - Encapsulation
Step 5: Encapsulation
With an outline of events and composition space now established, the author is next ready to encapsulate his/her images – to make calculated decisions regarding the manner in which to depict the characters, artifacts, and events of each panel. Much like a photographer, an illustrator must consider perspective, framing, and posture/positioning, all of which are explained in detail in the following podcast, using technical artwork from the great Will Eisner as examples.
INSTRUCTIONS: After watching the podcast, work your way panel by panel through you composition, bearing in mind the elements of encapsulation as you lightly pencil a rough sketch of each scene. Use only simple drawings – “stick people”, boxes, etc. – at this point to designate merely a general sense of the visualized final product.
Sections
- Writing With Pictures: Creating Comics in the Classroom
- Writing With Pictures: Step 1 - Formulate a Narrative
- Writing With Pictures: Step 2 - Think Visually
- Writing With Pictures: Step 3 - Closure
- Writing With Pictures: Step 4 - Paneling
- Writing With Pictures: Step 5 - Encapsulation
- Writing With Pictures: Step 6 - Lettering
- Writing With Pictures: Step 7 - Abstraction
- Writing With Pictures: Step 8 - Coloring
- Writing With Pictures: Step 9 - Conclusion
- Writing With Pictures: Work Cited + Recommended Resources
