ACT 5 SCENE 2 LAYOUTS /ROUGHS

So here's the last Act of the play in the graphic novel, it's 25 pages long .
 lots of twists and deception, lot's of deaths and great loss, and a duel to the death! Exciting stuff, i enjoyed these pages, especially page 176 when i drew Hamlet fighting Laertes - breaking out of the panels to add extra excitment to the readers eyes.
 Also page 178 where the layout has cut panels like slash boarders to add speed to the way you read the page , i tried to make the duel pages as exciting as possible, due to much of the play has alot of talking and no action.
I hope you have enjoyed this behind the scenes look of drawing and designing the graphic novel ,and if you are a young artist wanting to draw comics i hope you have learned some tips by visiting this blog.
Jon Haward.

keep looking at Classical Comics website for updates of publication of this graphic novel thank you.

THE END OF THE PLAY.
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ACT 5 SCENE 1 ROUGH LAYOUTS

Act 5 Scene 1 has 15 pages in the graphic novel this scene contains the funeral of Ophelia and the classic Yorick speech "alas poor Yorick" is a full page slash page 155 also this scene sees Hamlet and Laertes grief stricken and attack each other over Ophelia's death.

ACT4 SCENE 7 ROUGH LAYOUTS

Act4 scene 7 , 8 pages long in this graphic novel adaption ,

 very powerful elements in this act King Claudius and Laertes plot Hamlets death via a duel with a poisoned sword tip and Queen Gertrude and Laertes discover Ophelia has drowned.

 notice on page 144 the main characters are in heavy shadow as they talk of the plot to kill Hamlet this was drawn to highlight their evil desire to the reader.

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act 4 SCENE 6 LAYOUT ROUGHS

Act 4 scene 6 is 2 pages in the graphic novel .
Horatio get's word that Pirates have captured Hamlet,
Hamlet bargins with the Pirates and they set him free Horatio arranges to meet Hamlet.

page 136 last panel is a large wide shot panel ,notice i made Hamlet a full figure in the center of the panel swinging in dynamic fashion with his sword ready for action against the Pirates, i also have Horatio's head in the corner of the panel half in shadow to add to the drama
these devices are oftern used in comics to draw the reader in having the hero in the center of the action

page 137 last panel i tilted the angle of the floor and drew the view from the ground looking up to add more dynamic to the page , remember when drawing comic strip art it is the job of the artist to made the pages look as exciting and interesting as possible.

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