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The Encounter
Published: 2013-01-11 23:59:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 49041; Favourites: 2956; Downloads: 0
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This is a brief two page narrative for my department's "Meanwhile" comic. I have never done a sequential piece before, so I am proud that I pulled something off.
It's mainly thoughts on the hunter and the hunted and relationships, exploring character design/interaction. I am not sure if I will do more things like this in the future, but I hope you like it! ( Her name is Amalia, the Troll doesn't have a name yet.)
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The troll's expression in the upper right hand corner really gets to me. He looks so frightened and sad like he's thinking 'What? I just wanted to play!' Great job. Love the tones and the painterly style.
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Very well executed. I don't completely get the ending though, why they all of a sudden get friendly. That said it still very well portray that they get friends
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Thank you! They see themselves in the other's eyes, and realize they both are being monsters.
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Ah
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Really well done, the narrative is very clear and the execution is great. And great message, thx for sharing. I hope you do more things like this in the future
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Is this supposed to be referencing How to Train Your Dragon? It felt a lot like it: "When I looked into his eyes, he was just as frightened as I was."
Love the coloring and how it explores the mood of the character, by the way. Gorgeous art.
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Confession XD I've never actually seen that movie all the way through- but it's a good message never the less! Thank you!!!
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This is beautiful, congrats on the well deserved DD!
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I don't get it, she is running away, she has a gun, the troll is chasing her, she catches him off guard, they look in each other's eyes as the troll submits, then they hold hands and go chill o_o
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It has to do with cultural programming, most of us would attack anything out of fear but interactions can and should be more complex. This story is clearly working on a symbolic level.
I can offer you my interpretation. The troll and the girl are acting out like they normally do but then they recognize each other. That changes they're relationship. The troll behaves more animal like, that's why he approaches in distrust (not submission).
The message (to me) is if we can recognize we are sentient being we can have a relationship based on love and not fear.
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well said, good friend, but Fear is the emotion towards the unknown, and a relation thus cannot be built upon fear itself ... I said in a reply to some other fellow that the final interaction gives the feeling that this troll might be a guardian or a beautiful memory she had and finally met again
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Hmm, I don't agree on your definition of fear. I feel fear is the main emotion driving people nowadays. I would say most of us don't dare to face our own shadow self, hence the society we have nowadays. Luckily, I believe this has been changing and will keep changing (dramatically). But I don't won't to get too esoteric here.Cheers mate
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cheers to you too and please have a wonderful day and remember what Ghandi once said "Be the change you wish to be in the world"
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Thank you so much for your thoughts on this, I really appreciate that you got all I was trying to portray!
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Thanks for the kind words
Cheers
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Hmm
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commander cat ... what are you saying? I love this : D well deserved daily deviation by the way ^_^
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Pretty sure it's one of those "it looks scary, but just want's a friend" things.
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but then how open she were at the end o_o from a mature woman to acting like a child ... maybe the "troll" is actually a guardian from her childhood
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Impressive execution and composition! I do feel the tense through the story.
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That's adorable. (I bet you hadn't heard that yet. 
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Wow nice! I love your use of color and light and how organic everything looks. If you ever make a full comic, I would definitely buy it!
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Wow, that is what I call creativity, everything is perfect, the characters, the colors, the story. Nice work.
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