Illustration and Visual Narrative - Task 3: Digital Triptych - Sequential Art

 Illustration and Visual Narrative - Digital Triptych - Sequential Art

23.9.2025 - 31.12.2025

week1 - week14

 HIYORI HYAKUICHI / 0373128

Illustration and Visual Narrative / Bachelor of Design (Honours) in Creative Media

Taylor's University

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INSTRUCTIONS

2. PROCESS WORK

　-Sketches

　-Final output

   -Techniques

　-Self-reflection

3. REFLECTION

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1. INSTRUCTIONS

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2. PROCESS WORK

TASK 3: Digital Triptych - Sequential Art

<Sketches>

fig.1

I wrote down several ideas for the scene layout. Once I had a general idea of what I wanted to draw, I created rough sketches of the scenes. By including the character in every scene, I made each layout easier to understand.

<Final Output>

Final fig.2

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fig.4

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<Story>

Theme: What is the true identity of the mysterious neighbor...?

There are rumors that the neighbor living next door is hiding something.

Every morning, the daily scene is them watering the flowers in the garden and then returning inside. What could they be doing inside the house? Work? A hobby?

What are they spending time on in complete silence, without even a single sound?

The final line, "Who are you...?" is directed at us-the ones secretly watching the suspicious neighbor's everyday life through the comic.

<Digital triptych artwork>

・Subject-To-Subject

・Scene-To-Scene

・Moment-To-Moment

Subject-To-Subject

・A scene where the neighbor notices someone while watering the garden.

Scene-To-Scene

・In the scene where they walk to the entrance and go inside the house, the location, angle, and distance change to show variation in perspective.

Moment-To-Moment

・The ribbon represents a brief, momentary change.

<References>

By using a monochrome palette and highlighting only one color, I can clearly emphasize what I want the viewer to focus on and what serves as the key element. Additionally, by letting certain parts extend outside the panel frames or by placing elements without frames and giving them more space, it creates a stronger visual impact, making the scenes clearer and easier to understand.

<Self Reflection>

When creating the comic, it was challenging to edit because there were parts where the flow of the story and the accompanying illustrations did not read smoothly or were difficult to understand. However, I was able to bring everything together in the end.

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3. REFLECTION

In this assignment, I created an original comic using my own characters from Task 1 and Task 2. I focused on movement and scene transitions within the comic, making effective use of color. By keeping most of the comic in black and white and adding color only to the elements I wanted to highlight, I was able to clearly convey my message and guide the viewer’s attention. Although I went through many rounds of trial and error with the layout, I am glad that I was able to complete a work that feels true to my own style.