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Surprise, Surprise Hereby I proudly present you my very first digital comic This is a contest entry for 's Christmas/ New Years Eve contest: fav.me/dcrk9cx
It has always been my dream to draw a comic but I had no idea I would create one so soon and as a contest entry.
My first inspiration for this comic was the "The Nutcracker and the four Realms" when Clara gets her prestent. I loved the movie and especially this scene My second inspiration was the soundtrack from "The Lord of the Dance", especially "Celtic Dream" by Ronan Hardiman. When I listened to this track I got the idea to make this comic. I think the music accompanies the comic so well
I think the story is selfexplaining but in case someone doesn't understand it: Both Silvana and Shadow find a sign with their name on a ribbon and follow the ribbon until they meet each other. Someone planned this because they wanted them to spend christmas together. I imagine it would be LadySeleneSilva's characters Silvie and Shade because they wanted to set them up in her story.
It was very important for me to show Silvana's and Shadow's connection very subtle. Personally I think as Shadow is a very serious character, a smile from him is one of the most precious things he can give. Also I wanted to make a comic without speechbubbles because the story and the characters speak for themselves
Even more backgroundinformation: I seperated the first four pictures and showed Silvana and Shadow individually but either mirrored or in the same perspective to show how they are connected. Also I changed the background from Shadow's second picture with Silvana's and vice versa. On the last picture there is one big picture instead of two and a new but similar background. That way the comic changes a little bit as the story evolves.
Another detail that was very important for me was the red ribbon. In story writing you talk about "the red ribbon" that connects all parts of the story. In Animes I also learned that red is the color of fate. In this comic the red ribbon brings Silvana and Shadow together. You could also say that fate brings them together
Last but not least I want to say a big thanks to LadySeleneSilva for motivating me through the process of this comic. There were times when I was losing my cool and getting very frustrated. Thank you for calming me and helping me to complete this project
Shadow Β© Sega
Silvana belongs to
Comic belongs to me