A graphic novel by Fernanda Frick
Don't give up on your passion.
"Trazos" ("Brushstrokes") is a graphic novel about an artist's journey to recover her passion for art after a huge failure.
About
"Simona was the promise of the national art scene until a complete failure made her decide not to create anything again. Leaving everything behind, she tries to forget ever being an artist. But passion won't so disappear so easily."
Fernanda Frick, makes her comics debut, with this endearing story about figuring out the confusing life in your twenties, fighting for what you believe in and being true to yourself.
Author's statement
The story of "Trazos" mirrors my own in some ways. It took me 8 years to make and finally publish this book. It was a long journey full of learning (because I had never written or drawn something so massive before) and also full of rejections from publishers, grants, etc.But what motivated me was that I wanted to created this story for those (and myself) who had ever felt like giving up on their art or passion, hoping they could find some encouragement in these pages to try again and not give up.
Sample pages
Click the images to view some interior pages of the book.You can also read the first 30 pages as a sample here:
You can buy "Trazos" as a PDF for a minimum of $5 USD, but if you can pay a bit more it would be much appreciated!
You'll get:
235-page ebook in PDF format
Available in both English & Spanish
Black & White interior
Mini making-of at the end
Check out via Gumroad here:
Or you can also buy it on Ko-fi:
About the Author
Fernanda Frick (Santiago, Chile 1991) is an animation director, storyboarder, illustrator and comic artist. "Here's the Plan", her 4th short-film, was selected in various festivals around the world including Nashville International Film Festival, SANFIC, Chilemonos, Anima Mundi, CICFF and the Premios Quirino. It won the Jury Prize at SIGGRAPH ASIA . It was also long-listed for the 2017 Academy Awards. In 2019, she published "Trazos", her first graphic novel with Editorial Planeta and had a series project in development with Netflix. Currently, she manages her independent animation studio Fernanda Frick Studio.
Would you like a physical copy?
Sadly, for now, a physical edition of the book in English does not exist. But if you want, you can order the book's Mexican edition in Spanish through Buscalibre.com!