Writing for characters and caricature

On Monday, we introduced a setting by drawing maps. Now let's observe the second portion of an introduction.

THE CHARACTERS!

I will do a quick introduction to the idea of character development and then we will do a class exercise.

Assignment:

1. Develop a character for the setting you have created.
2. Draw a card from the hat. Describe the person you have chosen from your hat.
3. Put your descriptions back in the hat.
4. Draw again.
5. read the description.
6. Draw the character.

SETTING + EMPATHY

Let us make an ideal setting. Settings and landscapes are paramount to all types of Manga and graphic novels. Look at the graph up above. We are dividing the first part as

LANDSCAPE






DESCRIPTIVE WRITING

Descriptive writing is extremely important to describing setting. Think of giving your reader as much information as possible for this exercise. When you are writing about setting, you are giving your reader a WORLD. Think of it as a gift! Look how descritive the above maps are in one way or another. The first two maps are from Dash Shaw's "Bodyworld" and the second two are from Final Fantasy and Meteroid.

Today's assignment is to focus on a setting.

PROMPTS:

If you are having trouble, these prompts may help you.

1. Start with a school. It could be Edwards Middle School. Spend half class describing Edwards Middle School and the second part as what the school is -

* Where the school is in another universe
* Where the school is in another time setting (100 BC - 1999 AD)

COMPLETE One of the following:

1. world map with numerous locations
2. A double sided page using descriptive writing to introduce a setting.
3. Introduce a character, a landscape, living conditions and then intro to a problem.

EXTRA CREDIT: use empathy in your introduction.