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Kyndal’s Portfolio!
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About the artist!
My name is Kyndal Taylor, and I aspire to be a 2D animator. I was born in Edmond, Oklahoma and have lived here my entire life. I’m a junior at Edmond North and I attend Francis Tuttle in the digital media program. I really began to take an interest in art and animation during 6th grade. I enjoy creating many different types of art including digital drawings, ceramic, traditional drawing and more! Besides art I also show interest in space, music, video games, photography, and history.
Artwork!
tote Bag Design
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Sticker Design
feature Poster
Skills Showcase: Short Graphic Novel
Project: For my skills showcase I chose to decide my own project and decided to create a short graphic novel. I created this story to show my understanding of my Graphic Design course. I was given 30 hours(10 school days) to complete my showcase. I used mainly photoshop, but also google docs and drive for other aspects.
My story, A Sign, is about how two girls, Clementine and Aria, meet. It’s told from Clementine’s perspective, and it’s set in the 21st century. Clementine is an introverted artist who struggles with making friends, making past years at high school difficult. Determined to make a change for her junior year, she looks for a sign leading her to meet Aria. Aria, her complete opposite, encourages Clementine to join a dance committee she’s a part of.
Something I struggled with while making it was the length. I had originally planned to complete their story for my showcase but realized I would not have time within my time limit. Another thing I struggled with was keeping the designs and art style the same in every panel. I was able to overcome my length problem by shortening the originally 4 chapters to just 1. I do however, plan to continue creating their relationship in the future!
I want my novel to relay the message of having confidence in one-self, overcoming fear, and growing as a person. Overcoming fear can lead to new opportunities and relationships. I want my novel to relate to teenagers and/or young adults who may also deal with social anxiety, and struggling to make friends. On a side note I also want it to appeal to members of the LGBTQ+ community.
To create it I used my basic skills as a digital artist and my understanding of people in situations like Clementines. I was also heavily inspired to create their relationships by other queer relationships like Nick and Charlie from Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper and me and my girlfriend’s very own relationship. Other than those I was inspired by many other things, some of which can be shown on my mood board below.
