Joel Quote Series

April 20, 2023 by Karlissa Koop in Comics and Storyboards

Written by Karlissa J.

I like to meditate on the Biblical book of Joel.

Climate change has been on my mind lately - it’s been a topic of concern for World Vision (see their articles on poverty and climate migrants) - and the pictures in the book of Joel seem relevant to a climate change affected world.

The book describes a land ravaged by locusts, a wilderness fire, and war. Both locusts and wildfires make me think of climate change. (Locust populations soar as a result of unusual weather conditions, meaning climate change may create more locust swarms).

Joel focuses on God’s sovereignty, and turning to Him when disaster hits. It’s a reminder that He is the one who provides nature with what it needs to thrive. It reminds me to pray, to dwell on Him.

Of course, the book of Joel is about spiritual as well as earthly renewal, with verses foreshadowing Pentacost and Jesus’ sacrifice. The final two designs highlight these prophecies.

Bible Quotes Comic Designs

December 01, 2022 by Karlissa Koop in Comics and Storyboards

Post by Karlissa J

The latest Bible quote designs I’ve done are based around the desire to encompass more than just one verse. So, I made a few comics/storyboards.

One of my favourite design series I’ve created has been the set on the book of Joel; so the first comic design I made - using some of the same images - was for Joel 1-2.

My other favourite design series has been my take on Lamentations, so I took scattered passages from the book and created this.

Finally, here’s my design around the Lord’s Prayer!

Sixty Six Designs

March 31, 2022 by Karlissa Koop in Comics and Storyboards

Post by Karlissa J

I have created over 200 Bible quote designs! Not only that, but I’ve created designs featuring each of the 66 books of the Protestant Christian Bible! Take a look at some of the highlights!

Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

New Testament

Distractions 2020

November 07, 2020 by Karlissa Koop in Designs and Art, Events of the Month

The cards for the game I invented arrived!

I should explain…

When I first became a writer for the video game team Soltorch Games, I felt out of my league. Someone recommended to me “Slay the Dragon” (by Robert Denton Bryant), a book about writing for video games.

One of the exercises the book suggests is creating a (simple) board game, to learn about how game mechanics work.

I decided to go with a card game instead, and… well… I turned a simple exercise into a chance to stretch myself creatively.

It couldn’t take that long to invent a card game, right?

After several months of play-testing with family, adjusting the mechanics, designing and re-designing the cards in Canva, I ordered my deck through Make Playing Cards. And they look amazing! “The Bug Zoo Game” now feels like an official card game!

So… what did I learn about making video games through this exercise?

Well, honestly… I guess I learned that, if you want to write for a video game, you should probably spend more time writing, and less time turning a simple exercise into a months-long project.

But it was lots of fun!

I’m not sure I’ll be creating another card game anytime soon, though I’m glad I gave this one a try. Between this project and the designs I’ve been doing lately, maybe I haven’t been spending as much time on writing as I could. But I think I needed the break, to try something new.