The subject matter was to illustrate a sequence of at least 3 images that depicts the feeling of “anxiety.”
Above are the sketches I came up with that represent “anxiety” to me. The first one is based on Jenna Marbles’ dog, Kermit. He’s an anxious little Italian greyhound who screams and cries even when nothing is wrong. The idea behind that first sketch is when everything is fine, then an anxiety attack comes from nowhere, and then you’re okay again. Sometimes when I get anxiety attacks, I start panicking, and then it takes me a couple of minutes until I’m okay again.
The second one is the experience of having an anxiety attack. The feeling of loosing your breath, then the eyes widening to the realization that something is wrong. The moment of calm would be the release of the breath and telling yourself that it’s gonna be alright.
The last one is letting anxiety happen. You know something bad is going to happen and when it does, you can’t escape it. It’s like an oncoming flood that swoops you away – the feeling of dread.
I chose to refine and finish the first sketch as I thought it was a humorous way to depict an anxiety attack. I liked how simple the execution of the illustrative sequence was without deterring from the prompt of what “anxiety” can feel like.