INKTOBER 19: CONFUSED

Disruption creates surprise. 

We see something we don't expect to see.

And sometimes, that surprise turns into confusion.

When we draw a person in a disruptive situation, we have two choices.

We can make the person act as if nothing unusual is happening.

Or we can make them look surprised, confused, or even terrified.

The choice changes the story.

In this image, a man is about to give a speech. 

But instead of microphones, he finds hands pointing fingers at him.

How would you feel in his place?

Would you start talking?

Would you defend yourself? 

Would you simply walk away?
I don't know.

And that's the interesting part. 

The story is incomplete.

We see the situation, but we don't know what happens next.

So our brains start making up possible endings.

Each viewer may imagine a different one.

Today's tip:

Don't always finish the story for your audience.

Sometimes, an incomplete situation is more engaging than a complete one.

Give people somethin...