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Coraline by Neil Gaiman
So the Ely’s are here. Basically at my school it’s the Illustration Major’s senior thesis in a nut shell. I’m going to have to do a series of pieces that all relate to a theme/body of work that I’m passionate about.

For me that means I’m going to do a comic adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline.” I’ve already started on character sketches, and I even messaged Neil Gaiman himself in a tumblr message telling him of my plans to which he told me to have a great time with it. Only a few words, but hey I’m not complaining. In fact it made me tackle the project harder because I wasn’t expecting a reply honestly and I couldn’t be happier. He’s honestly my favorite writer of all time. I’m feeling really awesome about this year already!
When it came to why I chose “Coraline,” I just felt instantly drawn to it when the idea popped in my head after awhile of racking my brain. I went through so many ideas, because there’s so many markets I want to go into. For instance I thought about doing a few different children’s books, but I had either done them or felt I wouldn’t feel as passionate about them. I also considered superhero or noir comics. I thought about concept art for video games and animation. But again I wasn’t prepared to commit to any one thing. Then I remembered a story that always had a place in my heart since I was about 13/14 years old. A story that touched so many others and gave them bravery in dark times, male or female; and had the atmosphere I loved and could effectively be a children’s book and a comic in one. And I knew that if I wanted to stretch it, I could even find away to do full concept sheets. Now, I know a few artists such as Dave McKean, Shane Prigmore, and P. Craig Russell have all given their own feel and aesthetic to the character(s) and story already, but I wanted to try my hand and make it something special. Luckily for me, I was only familiar with the original book when making my designs. So while I made my designs I could work straight from my head and not be TOO influenced by anything in particular. I did end up watching the film but not until after the designs were made so that when I went further with my comic I could stay away from the way the film handled certain scenes. And judging from the looks of Russell’s adaptation, I have no worries of being close to his work.
I look forward to finishing the rest of this book jacket, and making the interior pages. Stay tuned.

Description

Coraline by Neil Gaiman
So the Ely’s are here. Basically at my school it’s the Illustration Major’s senior thesis in a nut shell. I’m going to have to do a series of pieces that all relate to a theme/body of work that I’m passionate about.

For me that means I’m going to do a comic adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “Coraline.” I’ve already started on character sketches, and I even messaged Neil Gaiman himself in a tumblr message telling him of my plans to which he told me to have a great time with it. Only a few words, but hey I’m not complaining. In fact it made me tackle the project harder because I wasn’t expecting a reply honestly and I couldn’t be happier. He’s honestly my favorite writer of all time. I’m feeling really awesome about this year already!
When it came to why I chose “Coraline,” I just felt instantly drawn to it when the idea popped in my head after awhile of racking my brain. I went through so many ideas, because there’s so many markets I want to go into. For instance I thought about doing a few different children’s books, but I had either done them or felt I wouldn’t feel as passionate about them. I also considered superhero or noir comics. I thought about concept art for video games and animation. But again I wasn’t prepared to commit to any one thing. Then I remembered a story that always had a place in my heart since I was about 13/14 years old. A story that touched so many others and gave them bravery in dark times, male or female; and had the atmosphere I loved and could effectively be a children’s book and a comic in one. And I knew that if I wanted to stretch it, I could even find away to do full concept sheets. Now, I know a few artists such as Dave McKean, Shane Prigmore, and P. Craig Russell have all given their own feel and aesthetic to the character(s) and story already, but I wanted to try my hand and make it something special. Luckily for me, I was only familiar with the original book when making my designs. So while I made my designs I could work straight from my head and not be TOO influenced by anything in particular. I did end up watching the film but not until after the designs were made so that when I went further with my comic I could stay away from the way the film handled certain scenes. And judging from the looks of Russell’s adaptation, I have no worries of being close to his work.
I look forward to finishing the rest of this book jacket, and making the interior pages. Stay tuned.