ILLUSTRATION DESIGN OF THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOK “THE WOUNDS THAT NEVER BLEED”

Abstract

Human psychic development has different levels. A person will grow in harmony with his environment. However, for some people who have certain conditions it will be difficult to do this. This problem can lead to mental illness disorders. The author, who is a survivor, feels that people still consider this issue as a taboo problem. Therefore, the author was inspired to make an illustrative autobiographical book that tells the author's life story as a mental illness survivor. The stages of making this book consist of script writing, sketching, lineart, coloring, book layout and finishing. The contents in the book include the author's story with mental illness, GAD, Anorexia, OCD and Depression. The style used is a cartoon style to display expressive visual elements so that readers will easily understand the meaning inside it. The author uses pastel colors to give a soft and comfortable impression to the reader. The author also uses several points of view such as Long Shot, High View, Low View and Medium Shot to give dinamic style. This book will be an intermediary that brings readers and mental illness survivors to help both parties understand the importance of mental health.