My practice is defined by the breaking of rules of sequential narrative in graphic novels and comics. The panel borders are incorporated into the illustrations, the comic has been produced in a simple A5 sketchbook, with tools such as graphic pens, ink liners, fountain pens, coloured crayons, India ink, watercolour, and more.

It all started with a project of 12 pages featuring 24 panels, telling the story between an artist and his canvas. This project was the main inspiration for the entirety of the 3 trimesters spent during the MA Design. In the first stages I was looking into character design and figuring out the story, as well as researching other comic book artists, like Will Eisner.I went from a more realistic style towards stylization and decided that the story will take place in my own sketchbook throughout the rest of the year. I used a script written by myself to organize my story and utilized different methods to tell the story in a fun, action packed way. The challenge of this project in terms of the craft has been the stylization of the characters, a loose influence being the German Expressionism movement, particularly the movie. The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari. Previously being used to be using a more realistic style, I tried to break that self-rules and give the characters a unique expression, by bending their lines, their features, and their emotions. The lines that I have used throughout the project have been of the utmost importance, as the style made have a more unique artist identity.The colours in the first half of the comic are completely monochromatic, whilst in the second half I employed different colours and techniques. For the setting I was inspired by the brutalist architecture of Eastern Europe.

The subject of the story focuses on the escape of the real world, the fear of routine and the consequence of escapism and fear of dealing with responsibility. The monochromatic world represents the real world, as for some young people it can represent monotony, lack of choice, whilst the colourful represents freedom of everything, and despite looking happier, it can certainly get more dangerous.