Drawing - Proposal

Britney Kate Good

BVA215

Comic proposal

Story Title: Caramel Latte

Gener: Slice of Life, Romance, comedy

Long line: Over exaggeration of everyday life, through a ‘relatable’ character who falls in love.

Synopsis:

The comic opens with a cafe scene, where Peter is making coffee and hears the bell of above the door ring and then someone order a Caramel latte this is her love interest Zelda, who comes in every Friday before class to get a Caramel latte but she has never once got the courage to talk to her and ask what her name is. Though when making her coffee, she leaves a note on the lid of the coffee cup saying ‘you look nice today’ with a smiley face. She gets one of the waitress to give it to her because she doesn't have the courage to. Later on in class Peter is talking with Alro and tells him what she did, thus breaking out into a dramatic scene of Alro interrogating Peter about it. Alro is then convinced he will help Peter get the courage to talk to Zelda at Campus. Peter noticed Zelda more often around campus after leaving her the note. Which leads to the events of Peter being constantly embarrassed and not being able to speak to Zelda. Peter gains the courage to give Zelda the coffee herself and asks for her name, Peter finds out her name and also studies fashion design reason behind Peter sees her around campus. This leads to being friends and having lunch together. They start to become friends.concluding to scenarios of going for walks, having coffee, having lunch break, going to the park, studying and movie nights. Throughout these event’s Peter tells Alro and comes to realisation that she likes Zelda and would like to ask her out on a date. Alro is very encouraging and wants to help Peter leading to them making plans and schemes together. When Zelda and Peter are walking, Peter asks Zelda out on a date, Zelda simply rejects Peter and runs off which concludes there friendship and Zelda ignoring Peter. Peter is heartbroken and relies on Arlo to help her get over Zelda, she genuinely misses the friendship. After talking with Arlo on the phone one night, Peter realises that she doesn’t want anything to be over with Zelda and she would at least like them to be friends. Peter hangs up on Arlo and runs to Zelda’s house in the rain to tell her how she really feels about her. On arriving to Zelda's house and knocks on the door and Zelda opens the door in shock seeing Peter. Who interrupts Zelda by explain how she feels and would like to least try to be friends.This leads to plot twist of Zelda apologizing and letting Peter inside and makes a cup of coffee. Zelda confesses her attraction to Peter and tells her that she was just scared and didn’t mean to hurt Peter. This leads to Peter being extremely Happy and asking Zelda out on a date, the comic book ends with Zelda passing her a caramel latte leaving the book open ended for the viewer to conclude the ending themselves.   

Name: Peter Gray

Age: 19

Personality: ISFJ

“Supportive – ISFJs are the universal helpers, sharing their knowledge, experience, time and energy with anyone who needs it, and all the more so with friends and family. People with this personality type strive for win-win situations, choosing empathy over judgment whenever possible.

Reliable and Patient – Rather than offering sporadic, excited rushes that leave things half finished, ISFJs are meticulous and careful, taking a steady approach and bending with the needs of the situation just enough to accomplish their end goals. ISFJs not only ensure that things are done to the highest standard, but often go well beyond what is required.

Imaginative and Observant – ISFJs are very imaginative, and use this quality as an accessory to empathy, observing others’ emotional states and seeing things from their perspective. With their feet firmly planted on the ground, it is a very practical imagination, though they do find things quite fascinating and inspiring.

Enthusiastic – When the goal is right, ISFJs take all this support, reliability and imagination and apply it to something they believe will make a difference in people’s lives – whether fighting poverty with a global initiative or simply making a customer’s day.

Loyal and Hard-Working – Given a little time, this enthusiasm grows into loyalty – ISFJ personalities often form an emotional attachment to the ideas and organizations they’ve dedicated themselves to. Anything short of meeting their obligations with good, hard work fails their own expectations.

Good Practical Skills – The best part is, ISFJs have the practical sense to actually do something with all this altruism. If mundane, routine tasks are what need to be done, ISFJs can see the beauty and harmony that they create, because they know that it helps them to care for their friends, family, and anyone else who needs it.” 16Personalities. (2019).

“Humble and Shy – The meek shall inherit the earth, but it’s a long road if they receive no recognition at all. This is possibly ISFJs’ biggest challenge, as they are so concerned with others’ feelings that they refuse to make their thoughts known, or to take any duly earned credit for their contributions. ISFJs’ standards for themselves are also so high that, knowing they could have done some minor aspect of a task better, they often downplay their successes entirely.

Take Things Too Personally – ISFJs have trouble separating personal and impersonal situations – any situation is still an interaction between two people, after all – and any negativity from conflict or criticism can carry over from their professional to their personal lives, and back again.

Repress Their Feelings – People with the ISFJ personality type are private and very sensitive, internalizing their feelings a great deal. Much in the way that ISFJs protect others’ feelings, they must protect their own, and this lack of healthy emotional expression can lead to a lot of stress and frustration.

Overload Themselves – Their strong senses of duty and perfectionism combine with this aversion to emotional conflict to create a situation where it is far too easy for ISFJs to overload themselves – or to be overloaded by others – as they struggle silently to meet everyone’s expectations, especially their own.

Reluctant to Change – These challenges can be particularly hard to address since ISFJ personalities value traditions and history highly in their decisions. A situation sometimes needs to reach a breaking point before ISFJs are persuaded by circumstance, or the strong personality of a loved one, to alter course.

Too Altruistic – This is all compounded and reinforced by ISFJs’ otherwise wonderful quality of altruism. Being such warm, good-natured people, ISFJs are willing to let things slide, to believe that things will get better soon, to not burden others by accepting their offers of help, while their troubles mount unassisted.” 16Personalities. (2019).

Motivation/goal: To gain confidence to confess her attraction to Zelda

Name: Zelda

Age: 19

Personality: ISFP

“Charming – People with the ISFP personality type are relaxed and warm, and their “live and let live” attitude naturally makes them likable and popular.

Sensitive to Others – ISFPs easily relate to others’ emotions, helping them to establish harmony and good will, and minimize conflict.

Imaginative – Being so aware of others’ emotions, ISFP personalities use creativity and insight to craft bold ideas that speak to people’s hearts. While it’s hard to explain this quality on a resume, this vivid imagination and exploratory spirit help ISFPs in unexpected ways.

Passionate – Beneath ISFPs’ quiet shyness beats an intensely feeling heart. When people with this personality type are caught up in something exciting and interesting, they can leave everything else in the dust.

Curious – Ideas are well and good, but ISFPs need to see and explore for themselves whether their ideas ring true. Work revolving around the sciences may seem a poor match for their traits, but a boldly artistic and humanistic vision is often exactly what research needs to move forward – if ISFPs are given the freedom they need to do so.

Artistic – ISFPs are able to show their creativity in tangible ways and with stunning beauty. Whether writing a song, painting an emotion, or presenting a statistic in a graph, ISFPs have a way of visualizing things that resonates with their audience.” 16Personalities. (2019)

“Fiercely Independent – Freedom of expression is often ISFPs’ top priority. Anything that interferes with that, like traditions and hard rules, creates a sense of oppression for ISFP personalities. This can make more rigidly structured academics and work a challenge.

Unpredictable – ISFPs’ dislike long-term commitments and plans. The tendency to actively avoid planning for the future can cause strain in ISFPs’ romantic relationships and financial hardship later in life.

Easily Stressed – ISFPs live in the present, full of emotion. When situations get out of control, people with this personality type (especially Turbulent ones) can shut down, losing their characteristic charm and creativity in favor of gnashing teeth.

Overly Competitive – ISFPs can escalate small things into intense competitions, turning down long-term success in their search for glory in the moment, and are unhappy when they lose.

Fluctuating Self-Esteem – It’s demanded that skills be quantified, but that’s hard to do with ISFPs’ strengths of sensitivity and artistry. ISFPs’ efforts are often dismissed, a hurtful and damaging blow, especially early in life. ISFPs can start to believe the naysayers without strong support.” 16Personalities. (2019).

motivation/goal: To befriend Peter, and make Peter notice her

Name: Arlo Milton

Age: 20

Personality: ESFP

“Bold – ESFPs aren’t known for holding back. Wanting to experience everything there is to experience, people with the ESFP personality type don’t mind stepping out of their comfort zones when no one else is willing.

Original – Traditions and expectations are secondary to ESFPs, if a consideration at all. ESFP personalities love to experiment with new styles, and constantly find new ways to stick out in the crowd.

Aesthetics and Showmanship – Not stopping at mere outfits, ESFPs inject artistic creativity into their words and actions, too. Every day is a performance, and ESFPs love to put on a show.

Practical – To ESFPs, the world is meant to be felt and experienced. Truth is stranger than fiction, and ESFPs prefer to see and do than to wax philosophical about "what-ifs".

Observant – With all this focus on the here and now, on doing and acting, it makes sense that ESFPs are naturals when it comes to noticing real, tangible things and changes.

Excellent People Skills – More so than things though, ESFPs love to pay attention to people. They are talkative, witty, and almost never run out of things to discuss. For people with this personality type, happiness and satisfaction stem from the time they spend with the people they enjoy being with.”16Personalities. (2019).

“Sensitive – ESFPs (especially Turbulent ones) are strongly emotional, and very vulnerable to criticism – they can feel like they’ve been backed into a corner, sometimes reacting badly. This is probably ESFPs’ greatest weakness, because it makes it so hard to address any other weaknesses brought to light.

Conflict-Averse – ESFPs sometimes ignore and avoid conflict entirely. They tend to say and do what’s needed to get out of such situations, then move on to something more fun.

Easily Bored – Without constant excitement, ESFPs find ways to create it themselves. Risky behavior, self-indulgence, and the pleasures of the moment over long-term plans are all things ESFPs get into a little too often.

Poor Long-Term Planners – In fact, ESFP personalities rarely make detailed plans for the future. To them, things come as they come, and they rarely bother with taking the time to lay out steps and consequences, with the belief that they could change at any moment – even with things that can be planned.

Unfocused – Anything that requires long-term dedication and focus is a particular challenge for ESFPs. In academics, dense, unchanging subjects like Classic Literature are much more difficult than more dynamic, relatable subjects like psychology. The trick for ESFPs is to find day-to-day joy in broader goals, and to tough it out with those tedious things that must be done.”16Personalities. (2019).

Motivation/goal: To Support Peter as a friend to help her overcome her shyness.

Artist models:

Tokyo Ghoul

14 book manga series

Sui Ishida

Genres: Dark fantasy, Horror fiction, Thriller

Why is it relevant? Because aesthetic style and approach, I wish to look into this aesthetic style when it comes to exaggerating the everyday life in the comic. While also looking into the non exaggerated scenes in this book as impersonation on how to lay the comic out and how to make it detailed with just black and white. The other importance is how each page is laid out and how it is visually placed. For example the bottom panel on the right page. How the panel is angled to create a disorientated feel when viewing and the character is also coming out of the border showing his importance and bring him to attention. I also think the typography is interesting and different as the way is is placed and shown on the page to add to intensity or exaggeration. I also noticed when the senses become intense  the background pages become black and not stay blank to add another affect to the page.

I also wish to try to execute this style with ink and a calligraphy pen or get that style in photoshop digitally.

(Ishida, 2011)

Tamen De Gushi

Tan Jiu

Webcomic

Genre: romance, slice of life, comedy

Why is it relevant?

This webcomic is relevant more for the storyline approach, as this is where I got my inspiration for my my story. I do wish to explore the same aesthetic styles as they do, though it is very different to Sui Ishida manga Tokyo Ghoul. It is more soft and simplistic, a specially when it comes to the comedic parts of the comic. This is an important element of this comic as I think this is why it was so successful not only because of strong story line but also the simplicity when it come to the comedic parts. Though I do this this is quite different to what I would like to do as I would like to exaggerate the comedic parts more so than simplify it but it is something that I am keeping in mind as a technique to use for comedic effect. I am more so looking into the softer ethics of this comic how they colour and use colour to show the characters their personality and how they are viewed from the main characters view. Or to express emotions that are relevant in the scene.

I would like to see what this style looks like in black and white but I do think it wouldn’t be as soft as it does in colour. I would like to express this style and aesthetic like this in my comic book. As I want to look into a more manga style than a cartoon style with this comic book. It would be interesting to see this style and Sui Ishida’s style mix together.

( Tan Jiu, 2017)                                                                                                   ( Tan Jiu, 2014)

References:

16Personalities. (2019). ISFJ Personality (“The Defender”) | 16Personalities. [online] Available at: https://www.16personalities.com/isfj-personality [Accessed 19 Mar. 2019].

16Personalities. (2019). ISFP Strengths and Weaknesses | 16Personalities. [online] Available at: https://www.16personalities.com/isfp-strengths-and-weaknesses [Accessed 19 Mar. 2019].

16Personalities. (2019). ESFP Strengths and Weaknesses | 16Personalities. [online] Available at: https://www.16personalities.com/esfp-strengths-and-weaknesses [Accessed 19 Mar. 2019].

Jiu, T. (2014). Tamen De Gushi Manga. [online] https://mangakakalot.com/. Available at: https://mangakakalot.com/manga/tamen_de_gushi [Accessed 19 Mar. 2019].