Page 18 &#8211; Confusion of tongues

Confusion of tongues

Bear explains it all so clearly and yet Sem doesn’t quite understand what he’s talking about. Sem should know better, the mushroom isn’t his real home, the house off the doll maker is. There will be some tea and maybe cookies and Bear know it.

This is an important point in the story. From here the overall tone will become a bit grimmer, Bear and Sem lose sight of one another and Sem will re…
Sorry, I’ve said too much already!

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Page 18 – Confusion of tongues

8 July 2010
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Tagged Semmie de Boskabouter, Semmie the Forest gnome

4 Responses to “Page 18 – Confusion of tongues”

Tim says:

9 July 2010 at 6:48 PM

Hey Joost, weer een pagina af Blijft leuk die iconentaal. En paneel 7 is heel fraai in perspectief! Alleen paneel 6 is in het engels, is dat bewust?
We wachten met spanning op de volgende…..

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- Joost says:
  
  12 July 2010 at 1:40 PM
  
  Oh, wat slordig! Ik zal het vanavond gelijk recht trekken!
  
  Thanks Man!
  
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Mr. Average says:

21 July 2010 at 4:51 AM

This page is a really interesting turn in the story, as you say – and it points up the fact that you mentioned earlier, that the bear is actually a lot wiser than he seems, but simply doesn’t have the proper means of communicating it. I like that he speaks in symbols, but that you make no attempt to explain exactly how or why Sem understands, or to what extent – it’s just an accepted part of their interaction that there is an incomplete understanding between them. The colors on this page seem gentler to me than previous ones – it may simply be bthat I haven’t looked closely at it in a few days, but I think that the slightly lower saturation in the background gives Semmie and the Bear a significant “punch” that makes the page really readable. And the broken panels in the middle of the page, 3-4 and 5-6, which could be single panels but are separated, are a really good use of the gutter as a visual metaphor, showing that the two characters are having a miscommunication. Overall another really effective page!

–M

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- Joost says:
  
  23 July 2010 at 3:06 PM
  
  Thanks M!
  Colors do look better don’t they! Each page I’m struggling with the colors, I’m always happy with it but somehow they’r not like the colors I have in mind. Jus t have to keep pushing I guess.
  Next pages will become quite a chalenge since the color scheme wil change dramatically.
  
  I’m glad you noticed the metaphor, It’s just the effect I hoped it would be. It’s not just a conversation, but a process where they fisically and mentaly separate.
  
  Thanks again!
  Joost.
  
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