Posted in [ Challenges ] on Monday, October 8, 2007.

Juxtaposition is the act of putting two different elements together, to create a reaction or feeling in the reader, be it contrast, comparison, irony or something else.  You might have worked with a Random Plot Generator before.  But you probably have a great random plot generator right in your hall closet!  Pictionary cards can give you a great list of concepts and elements to incorporate into a short comic to exercise your improv skills.  

Homework for Artists and Writers:
Pull a card from a Pictionary deck and draw a one page comic that includes all 5 items on the card. They can have as little or as much importance in the comic as you like.  As a footnote to the comic or in your blog post, list the 5 items that had to be included.  Think about Juxtaposition as you combine unlikely elements.

Extra Credit:
Rock the Improv!!  Instead of using 5 items off of one card and thinking it through beforehand, pick one item off a card to start your story and draw a panel or two. Then pick another card at random and include an element from that card into your story. Continue for 2 pages.



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5 Comments posted on "Challenge #8: Juxtaposition"
STWALLSKULL » Interesting Links: October 9, 2007 on October 9th, 2007 at 10:43 am #

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L. Nichols on October 12th, 2007 at 6:33 am #

This challenge is hard if you don’t own Pictionary! Luckily I was able to find a few example cards online.

Andy on October 14th, 2007 at 6:36 pm #

Daniele, I clicked your link and looked around but couldn’t find your juxtaposition comic. Could you tell us where exactly on the site it is?

L. on October 15th, 2007 at 1:55 pm #

L. Nichols, I had the same exact problem! I think we ended up using prompts off the same web image :)

Incidentally, I love your use of hatching. Also, I’m so impressed that you could take so many random elements and blend them together without any dialogue to help transition!

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