For my Illustration class, our teacher challenged us to turn one of our colleagues into a comic book character. As my colleague Mariana, a very talented designer, is a big anime and manga fan, I revisited my 9th grade phase and attempted to draw her in that style.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0984f491-62f6-4e79-a80e-871a7573b2dd/8066a131-6dd8-4bef-952a-2e63eb795333_rw_3840.jpg?h=3c1347134f096feeb32765d7884ff3e0)
I then proceeded to design the cover for the comic book in the style of other mangas I saw online - the captions are all translated nonsense, I’m afraid.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/0984f491-62f6-4e79-a80e-871a7573b2dd/d4854c07-a5a0-4dce-a1c8-6fbc6a37e7d3_rw_1920.jpg?h=fb613abfb68334fee0f873491fe989ff)
In the end, I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised with the results. And, maybe more importantly, the illustration made my colleague very happy!