LO4: Colour & Style plan for background/environments used in the comic/graphic novel.

 

I used a colour scheme comprised mostly of dark moody colours such as grey, dark grey, dark green, black and dark brown. This is done to signify the fact that the comic is set in a nighttime storm. The dark colour scheme also helps me match the codes and conventions of my genres of mystery/vigilante/crime and thriller. Similarities of my colour scheme to other comics in the genre can be seen in Venom, Punisher, Constantine and Batman comics. Similarities of my background environments can also be seen as Batman and Venom are often perched upon rooftops like Arsenic is the beginning to get a better scope of the city. This shows therefore that despite Arsenic being an anti-hero type vigilante the city is precious to him and it is under his protection. 

I have used striking colours such as blue, red and purple to juxtapose the darkness of the city, it helps captivate the audience and makes them more aware of a bright object. This means that when the blood appears on the street that it creates a stronger shock factor for them. Blood is a common 'prop' type in the genres of comics I used as inspiration as well as it connotes violence and death. 

The yellows I used for light sources began to dim over time in the comic. This was a purposeful choice and was done to connote Arsenic moving further into darkness and closer to evil. It also shows him physically moving further into the slums of the city as the damage to the structures also increases over time. This creates a parallel between the destruction of the city and the evil of the city showing that the further into the slums you go the more unruly and violent a place it becomes. 

Before:

In the panel above I hadn't added any background or shading to the scene and instead had kept the background unaltered or neutral

After:

 

Finished Speech Bubble: Increase the size of the border for the speech bubble.

Step 3: Select both shapes and right click to get to merge shapes. Merge the shapes.

Step 2: Change the shape colours to your desired colour I chose white with black border.

Step 1: Create a Circle and a Triangle and put the shapes in the right formation.

Lightning;

Puddle:

Car - top down view - 

Rain: 

Fisker + Fisker on Rope: