UNS — Another glorious achievement was made by the students of Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta. This time achievement came from two students of the Faculty of Art and Design (FSRD) UNS by winning the Third position in the Republic of Indonesia Spice Line Comic Competition under the children’s story category. The competition was organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbud-Ristek) of the Republic of Indonesia (RI).
The two students are Sheilla Fitri Honey and Nuurin Aulia from the Visual Communication Design Study Program (DKV) class of 2019. The whole competition was held virtually. To the uns.ac.id team, Sheila admits that they are happy and they do not expect such a result. She reveals that they need three days to formulate the idea. “We are happy and do not expect this result. The story formulation took 2-3 days, followed by sketching. The final coloring stage was done by Nuurin, who need many references,” Sheilla explains on Saturday (12/6/2021).
Sheilla was once felt inferior during the technical meeting because, according to her, the other participants look more experienced. “During the technical meeting and QnA session with the judges, the other participants look more experienced. So we feel inferior. However, Nuurin and I continue our struggle and do our best even with just two weeks left,” Sheilla reveals. Even with inferiority, the team finally was announced as the 3rd winner last Monday (31/5/2021).
In this competition, they tell a story about a child called Nilas who is suspicious of her neighbor called Mbok Darmi. Mbok Darmi often makes and sells suspicious potions. Then, Nilas visits Mbok Darmi house to ask about the potions. Finally, she knows that the potions are ‘Jamu,’ a healthy beverage made from herbs and spices, which has many benefits.
The team wants to educate children to not having any negative suspicions of others and to raise awareness to preserve spices in Indonesia. “In this story, we want to teach children not to be prejudiced and to raise awareness to preserve spices,” Sheilla explains.
Further, they hope to expand their network in the illustration field. “We hope to strengthen our network in the illustrations field,” they wished. Humas UNS
Reporter: Zalfaa Azalia Pursita
Editor: Dwi Hastuti