What is an Onomatopoeia?
A word created the sound
a thing makes…WRITTEN
SOUND
Examples
Ring!
= Telephone
Pooot… = Chihuahua toot
Clap!
= Thunder
Ms. Munger
Simple Illustrations
Although onomatopoeia in this sense covers a wide range of sounds, much
onomatopoeia seems to fall into a few categories, with the most, by far, being
associated with the sounds made by animals. Here are some onomatopoetic words,
grouped by category.
Mechanical Onomatopoeia.
Fast Motion Onomatopoeia.
Musical Onomatopoeia.
Food Preparation and Eating
Onomatopoeia.
Fighting Onomatopoeia.
Animal Onomatopoeia.
Mechanical Onomatopoeia. Machine
noises seem to make up a fair amount
of the common onomatopoeia.
Examples include: buzz, beep, whirr,
click, clack, clunk, clatter, clink. Notice
the group of words that begin with cl.
Fast Motion Onomatopoeia. Words that convey
the sound of speed seem often to begin with
the letter s or z. Boing, varoom/vroom, whoosh,
swish, swoosh, zap, zing, zip, and zoom are
examples.
Musical Onomatopoeia. Some musical onomatopoeia is associated
with specific music instruments — the twang of a banjo or guitar, for
example, or oompah for a tuba. Others imitate a metallic sound, and
these often end in ng: ting, ding, ring, jingle, and jangle. Then there
are some that clearly evoke wind instruments, like blare, honk, and
toot; and another group that seem percussive, like rap, tap, boom,
rattle, and plunk. A person making music without an instrument
might hum or clap or snap.
Food Preparation and Eating Onomatopoeia. In cooking, food may
crackle or sizzle and oil may splatter. When we pour something to
drink, it may go splash, kerplunk, or gush, but hopefully it won’t drip,
and when we open a soft drink, it will probably fizz. When it’s time to
eat, we’re likely to nibble, munch, gobble, and crunch.
Fighting Onomatopoeia. The action words that show up
in comic books during fighting scenes are onomatopoetic:
pow, bif, bam, whomp, thump, smash, zowie, bang, and
wham are some of them.
Animal Onomatopoeia. The sounds that animals make are
complicated even in English, but it’s important to be aware
that — contrary to what one might expect — in different
parts of the world, the words used for animal sounds are
quite different. Sheep do not universally go baa, nor do
ducks quack everywhere in the world. Here are some
common English renderings:
Origins within the
POP ART MOVEMENT
• Onomatopoeia in Vintage Comics
– Batman
• Onomatopoeia – Roy Lichtenstein
– Pop Art Movement Artist
Comics
Promotional cover art for Green Arrow #13, by Matt Wagner. This is an illustration of
the villian he created and actually named, ONOMATAPOEIA
Comics
Comics
Pop Art
Roy Fox Lichtenstein, is one of the most important artists of
American pop art movement. His works draw to draw one's
inspiration from advertising and popular imagery, as well as
"comics"
Whaam! by Roy Lichtenstein, 1963.
BLAM, Roy Lichtenstein, 1962.
Takka Takka Roy Lichtenstein 1962
What are Thumbnail Sketches?
• Thumbnail sketches are rough drawings. These
quick pencil sketches allow you to try out several
ideas and zero in on the most likely layouts
before beginning a project.
• Creating thumbnail sketches is a crucial part of
the brainstorming aspect of your design work.
This is one of the MOST IMPORTANT steps in
creating well-thought out work!
Your job as an
ILLUSTRATOR:
Phase
One
Step One: Brainstorm and thumbnail sketch
3 DIFFERENT ideas (for ONE word) in 5
THUMBNAIL SKETCHES to illustrate your ONE
word.
5 thumbnail sketches of 3
different ideas
Step Two: Tweak your thumbnail (how can
you make it better?) and decide which one is most
creative and original. See Ms. Strattan for CRITIQUE
Step Three: Using picture “references”, practice
drawing these images and create 2 thumbnails of your
LAYOUT (or the arrangement of the subjects in your
drawing)
Step four: CREATE your Rough Draft then
seek approval
Comic Book
Character is
interesting and
unique
Background
unifies whole
composition
The word’s Font
style also
relates to the
meaning
Phase
TWO
Step One: CREATE YOUR PROJECT ON FINAL
PAPER using
MIXED MEDIA!
What is Mixed media, you ask??? Well…
Mixed
Media
-Definition of Mixed Media
-Examples
Mixed
Media
Definition: A technique involving the use of two or more artistic media, such as ink and
pastel or painting and collage, that are combined in a single composition.
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