Hello ,
I just finished my summer Internship at ACK Media / Tinkle Comics today!
I worked as a Trainee Intern under the Art department for Tinkle Comics.
I just finished my summer Internship at ACK Media / Tinkle Comics today!
I worked as a Trainee Intern under the Art department for Tinkle Comics.
Sadly , The journey wasn't long enough but I gained a lot of knowledge and it was a wonderful experience working with someone who made the comics I read as a kid happen,
I worked on small parts for the July Issues 647 and 648. (check out those!)
This post is not really going to be about what work I did , but it is going to be more about my experience over there.
A lot of questions were asked to me when I told my friends and family about the following internship. Questions like "Will you get paid?" "Why did you not choose something that pays?" "Why comic Illustration when you're studying Animation?"
A lot of questions were asked to me when I told my friends and family about the following internship. Questions like "Will you get paid?" "Why did you not choose something that pays?" "Why comic Illustration when you're studying Animation?"
Obviously , everyone prefers something that pays them. . . (well. . money is loved by everyone)
But I chose this because during this summer internship for college , experience was more valuable than money. Plus my area of interest being Comic Art , this Internship played a huge role in it.
One my first day , I was really nervous and scared. Already being poor in communicating with others , I had a lot of problem talking to the people around. First of all , I was very nervous because I was the youngest one in the department that I was a part of. . Being a college student , I am not very used to the fact of calling a mentor by their name. Normally , you'd refer to a Professor as Sir / Teach or something just not their name. But here , I was not open to the fact of calling seniors / mentors by name. Practically, this whole internship period played the role of a starting point to my communication skills. (Hope those communications skills won't die)
One more thing about this experience is that , the environment of the workplace is VERY different from your usual college environment. In college , You'd usually be under the constant stress of your peers and you doing the same work and get worried over the feedback that you would receive from the the professors right?
Over here , I was free from that! I got to look at experienced people from their particular field and it was of great help! Besides , getting a feedback here was the most important part.
Over here , I was free from that! I got to look at experienced people from their particular field and it was of great help! Besides , getting a feedback here was the most important part.
I take time to open up to people and within this short time period , it was surprising to see myself getting adjusted to an environment. Although I really wished that I stayed there longer because I was just getting adjusted.
There were so many new things that were unfolded in front of me! Right from script writing for a comic to the making of it , Drawing it from scratch. I had never expected to be able to see the making of comics like Suppandi or Shambu in front of my eyes.
Another thing that happened at work was, I got art freedom. I was asked to draw a Single Panel Comic for one of the sections I worked for and it had no restrictions. I was free to think and explore , unlike college work that has our imagination caged at times. Also , my love for Anime , Manga and Korean Webtoons was often questioned by the people at work. They kept asking if I wanted to be a Mangaka after they saw all the anime fanart I had made. There was a point when I wanted to be a Mangaka , but now I am still exploring an art medium and a style of drawing of my own.
This Internship had my hands firmed onto the digital medium. (Not Joking , My hands got firm on the stylus) I also learnt a lot about colour schemes , the colour study and even the process of how the old Amar Chitra Katha comics were made. There was also a chance where I got to talk to a veteran who has an experience of 30 years of colouring comics.
Now , you may feel that colouring is just literally colouring the comic in photoshop.. but No!
Colouring a comic is far more than just colouring it! It has an entire process~
Now , you may feel that colouring is just literally colouring the comic in photoshop.. but No!
Colouring a comic is far more than just colouring it! It has an entire process~
There were a lot of times where I was frustrated because of the human figure sketches that I had to make until I got actual work. At the end of this internship , I realised that those human figure sketches were the reason why my hand was close to stable on the digital medium.
A lot of my peers worked on very huge projects , earning a jackpot load of money. My parents often brought that up, but I feel that this internship was still a very good experience for me on the beginner level.
I am glad I got to work for a great place like this!
A lot of my peers worked on very huge projects , earning a jackpot load of money. My parents often brought that up, but I feel that this internship was still a very good experience for me on the beginner level.
I am glad I got to work for a great place like this!
