2. Midterm Exam Review It Would Be Wise to Write Down the Questions and Answers

3. What is a comic?

4. Comic - an artistic medium in which images incorporate text or other visual forms of information in order to express a narrative or idea.

5. What is retrofuturism?

6. Retrofuturism refers to periods in history, re- imagined with futuristic advancements as people of those times would have imagined them.

7. What are the elements of art? * Line* Shape* Form * Texture* Color* Tone / Value * Space

8. What are the principles of design? * Balance* Rhythm* Scale * Proportion* Variety* Harmony * Emphasis * Unity

9. What is positive and negative space? Positive space is the area taken up by the subject matter. Negative space is the space around the subject matter.

10. What is a cyberpunk?

11. Cyberpunk is a term that references a fictional future where scientific advancements have led to social changes, like in the film “The Fifth Element”.

12. True or false: sequential art can only exist in the form of panels.

13. FALSE. Consider “Marriage a la Mode” by William Hogarth - a story told in six paintings.

14. What other feature do the corners of the human mouth always line up with?

15. The pupils of the eyes.

16. What is the name of the artist who created “The Yellow Kid”?

17. Richard F. Outcault was an American comic strip artist and writer who is regarded as the inventor of the modern comic strip. Outcault created “The Yellow Kid”, a strip that ran in newspapers for years and featured a lead character whose speech appeared on his bright yellow shirt. Though the form of comics was established, Outcault’s use of speech bubbles and format became the industry standard.

18. Joe Schuster and Jerry Siegel What two men created Superman?

19. What tools are necessary to create a comic page without computers? * Pencil * Story * Paper * Ruler * Inking Pens * Color Ink

20. List the steps to creating a comic. * Create a breakdown of the script for panels * Draw each panel out with a ruler, allowing room for dialogue and narration * Write the dialogue and narration * Ink the panels * Draw each panel in pencil * Color the panels

21. Balance What is balance? Balance is a state of equalized tension and equilibrium, which may not always be calm.

22. What is the difference between form and shape?

23. Form has height, width and depth, and is three-dimensional. Shape only has height and width.

24. What Hollywood actor was the inspiration for the first incarnation of Superman?

25. Siegel and Shuster re-imagined Superman as Douglas Fairbanks, a popular movie star, and created his alter-ego’s name, Clark Kent, from putting together the names of two other stars - Clark Gable and Kent Taylor. The art style was similar to that of the popular comic strip “Dick Tracy”.

26. In reference to comics, what is the job of the inker?