Homecooked Meal
Graphic Novel
The graphic novel focuses on the subtle love and care that housekeeping provides for any living being. Life is tough, but pain shared is half felt. In contrast, happiness doubles when shared.
The graphic novel is also featured in NAFA Comic Club Anthology 2
The book took me a long time to draft. It was a deep topic that I wanted to convey in a short story, so it took a lot of trial and error to get the right impact, while utilizing lesser panels.
I only had one final draft because I had all my changes done on the same file.
Drafts of the book
The illustration process was ultimately the most fun I had while working on this project. Despite the tight deadline, I had the opportunity to learn more about drawing in black and white and improve the tone usage.
The hardest part was drawing the cooking process and final food result, as I wanted it to have the intended impact that the main character felt to be shown to the audience as well.