Years ago, I scribbled this on the cover of a moleskin:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 1 - student project

Kind of dark, kind of funny, I thought this would be a good piece to update and turn into something a little more than just a scribble on a notebook cover. I wasn't sure about all the text, so I did a few re-writes:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 2 - student project

Then I did a quick storyboard sketch of how I could break it up with simple illustrations:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 3 - student project

I toyed with the idea of doing a flip book, a book with cut-outs, something with a 3-D ball....until I decided to do a more graphic novel type format. So I laid that down on rice paper with pencil:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 4 - student project

I wanted to make it a bit more interesting instead of just a drawing--especially since it was just a singular piece of paper. So I used a thick yarn to outline the frames:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 5 - student project

Then I finished the drawing portion of the piece:

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 6 - student project

And finally I added the text to complete the finished product! I think the format brings a little more life to the story and helps create a bit of movement.

The Ball that loved to bounce - image 7 - student project

Nicole Miazgowicz

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