Major Project Cover Making Process of Asena - The Spirit Guardian

This is the final piece of the Comic Cover but lets get to the Processes of this outcome...

...First I started with making sketches and ideas to how to create an Comic Cover and I made this:

I reseaech for ides on the Internet, Pinterest and also used the printed pictures of mine:

I just printed these to make the wolf more visual on my side.

Secondly, I searched and find some images of wolfes, Comic Covers and fonts.

I also find templates and the elements that have been used to make a Comic Cover.

After that I setelled on my female wolf character, I drew the main character to fit on the cover, and I went Canva to edit the image.

This was the first template of the cover.

Then I change the font and style but I'm stuck between 2 options 

 How should colours of title be like?

Background - Words same colour? Or

They same as the background.

After that I decided to make it the same as background.

I found a tag on Google (I think this is a barcode of a dress) but anyways I got this and add easteregg on it

My name and my nickname :D

I putted on my canvas

I also add my logo on right bottom corner

 I've putted the barcode and some details abot the comic on left bottom corner

I used 'Comica' font for the details.

Then I started editing the name of brand on top.

Finally I downloaded as a PNG file on rigt top corner of the Canva website

Further Research - Lynd Ward ‘God’s Man’, 1929

               

                      Lynd Ward was an American artist. He made God’s Man in 1929. It is a wordless novel, meaning there are no words, only pictures. The story is about a young artist who gets a magic paintbrush. This brush gives him success, but it also brings problems. He struggles with money, love, and freedom. In the end, he tries to escape but meets a tragic fate.

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Ward used a special art style called Expressionism. His pictures are black and white with strong shadows. They create deep emotions and tell the story in a powerful way. He was inspired by German artists like Frans Masereel.

Wild Pligrimage (1932)

God’s Man is important because it was one of the first graphic novels in America. It influenced many artists, including Will Eisner. Even today, people admire Ward’s work because it looks beautiful and tells a strong story.

References:

• "Lynd Ward’s ‘God’s Man’." Charcoal Stereo, 2015, charcoalstereo.wordpress.com/2015/01/14/lynd-ward-expressionism-in-graphic-novels/. Accessed 8 Mar. 2025.
  

Website Update: Art Portfolio One

 Today we are updating our websites. I will add my updates here. I will be also adding portfolio pages for my project in Art Portfolio One

I began by updating the copyright from 2024 to 2025. I did this by clicking on copyright text and just adjusting the number. Then I saved and republished.

I then checked all my social links were working and did not need updating. I added a KICK icon on social links because I started a live streaming.

I then checked my Home, Portfolio, About and Contact page. All links were working well and I have buttons to navigate back home and back to portfolio,  I also checked these in the mobile view and everything is working including back to top button. 

Will Eisner - Comic and Sequential Art

 Today I am researching about Will Eisner,

he is an American cartoonist, writer, and entrepreneur. 

I choose him to research because he is related to my Art Portfolio Project and  I liked his works he is been in this sector around 1930's and when I looked at his book called Comic and Sequential Art and I said it can help me with this project, give me inspirations and ideas. 

The book shows how emotions can be shown with just one word, body movements, and posture. It also explains how different styles of speech bubbles can show different emotions and emphasize important parts of a story. 

Eisner talks about how perspective can change the meaning and value of a scene.

 He gives good examples of how to create a storyboard for comics. I will use this book to get ideas and inspiration for my project.

These are some drawings on this book

drawings of Will Eisner

Art Portfolio ONE: Project Statement

For my AP1 Project, I will create a short comic book with 4 to 6 pages inspired by Turkish mythology and culture, aimed at young adults.

The story follows a mystical and emotional journey. It begins with a character having a dream of  Wolf Asena, a creature that related to Gokturk  myths. The wolf warns of approaching shadow creatures that threaten the balance of the world. The main character wakes up to find that the dream was a call to action, as these shadowy figures begin to invade their village.

Guided by the Wolf, the character goes on a journey to restore balance and protect their home. The adventure leads them to a mysterious ancient gate, where they must face their fears and make a hard
decision to save their world.

I will use the Expressionism art style for this comic, emphasizing dramatic emotions, vibrant colors, and dynamic visuals to bring the story to life. Over six weeks, I will develop the narrative and characters through sketches and explore various artistic techniques.   

                                               This is an representative image of the Wolf Asena

                                                                           Asena Reference

First Thoughts

Expressionism feels close to me because it matches my creative style and ideas. The "Earthly Delights" style feels unrelated to my subject area, so I won’t use it. 

 I think Bauhaus is more suited for Architecture students because of its focus on design and structure. 

Mixed media art seems more connected to fine artists, which isn’t my field. That’s why I’ve decided to focus on Expressionism for my work.

Expressionism

Earthly Delights

Bauhaus

Mixed Media Art

Welcome to New Term of 2025!

Welcome to my blog in the new term of 2025! 

I feel this year will be more challenging than the first. During the one-month holiday before starting the second term, I began watching new anime series and playing choice-based games related to my major. I think my perspective is now a bit wider than it was last term.

The game I finished is called The Wolf Among Us, in this game we control the Wolf called Bigby, the sheriff of the Fabletown and we are trying to solve the Red Hood's murder. 

This story is related to a comic called The Fables. Its actually the classic child story characters as we all have familiar with, the wolf that we are controlling is the same wolf of the story in Little Red Riding Hood.

The character design and the choice of the style is taking me into the story.

The Comic Book style is so fitted the game.

           The Wolf Among Us

The choices you make is so important in the game because if you make mistakes there is no turning back and that makes the story so special for each player.

                                                                                                                Image Refferance

At the first day of school we Recreated an Art Work for the Icebreaking task We used this image

Then we find a blanked for the background of the right side

After that we started taking the pictures but first some bloopers

Lastly the results and a compare to the original image.

Creating 6 Character - FlipBook

 I used the site called 'flipsnack' I choose a font and the headings, then I added a comic background images at the bottom to make a pattern, annd I uploaded images that I edited on Pixlr,

Then I saved my design and uploaded on my Vix website

BaliArtistry Portfolio Page

https://baliartistry.wixsite.com/baliartistry/portfolio

Concept and Comic ConceptBoard/Flipbook

 

Today I created a concept board using Photoshop for my concept and comic art project 'Creating Characters'

I began by creating a canvas, I clicked on 'File' and then 'New' in the top menu on Photoshop and then I clicked on A4.  I chose portrait orientation, and then just a grey background that just looks like a basement.

Then I added my character and a description of that character for lastly I added my logo on the right hand corner, I choose georgia font for my text because it was looking elegant.

After I finished the page of my flipbook I clicked save then I downloaded as a jpg format

I then continued this until I reach the 6 characters

This character actually called Cypher but in writing is Cipher.

I will show all these characters in a flip book.