Povodni mož - The Water Man comic book
My Bachelor's thesis project - A comic book Povodni mož - po motivih Povodnega moža Franceta Prešerna/ The Water Man - adapted from The Water Man by France Prešeren written and drawn by me
I retold the very old myth about the Water Man and Urška that was firstly written by Johann Weikhard von Valvasor and then adapted into a poem by the very famous Slovenian poet France Prešeren in the 19th century.
I wanted to modernize the plot of the story and rather than acknowledging the problem of dissoluteness I introduced the problem of pollution.
Mantor: doc. Suzana Bricelj
The University of Ljubljana, Academy of Fine Arts and Design
September 2020
A concept illustration for the project - The Water Man is a very famous Slovenian mythological creature. There are a lot of folk tales involving him but the most famous one features a lady Urška that he takes to the river because of her
dissoluteness.
Sketches for the design of the Water Man and his human form - I tried to include some elements of Slovenian fish in his design
The final design of the Water Man
The scientific exploration of the species
Head turn of the Water Man
Design for the female protagonist of the comic book - Urška Šefer
The process of creating a comic book page
Cover design of the comic book
The final look of the comic book
He was very pleased when I showed him the finished product