REVISING A PAGE




After receiving some valid criticism of the storytelling flow being off on the seventh page, I decided to draw a NEW first panel that has our skateboarder moving and looking up and directing our eyes toward the second panel rather than directly pointing down towards the FOURTH panel, as it was originally drawn..

You can see a camera phone pic of the separate elements AND the final composited page side-by-side with the original page. I still like that first panel, but the new page reads MUCH better and is far more dynamic. Thanks to JOHN AMOR for the suggestion.

COVER CONCEPT



As I've been developing this book in black and white, it was tricky to figure out just how to represent it with color for the presentation cover. Plus, the logo was tough to figure out. I wanted it to NOT feel too "Comic booky" and have a design that wasn't gender specific since the lead character is female and I want the look of the book to have a more dynamic appeal. ANYwho, my ramblings aside, let me know your thoughts.

Pages 4, 5, 6 and 7






I've been working overtime to get these pages done asap, and here they are. The final four of the total 7 pages I'm putting together for my series proposal. I'm really proud of how this all is coming together and I hope that potential publishers like what they see too when the whole thing is put together. Frankly, even if nobody shows any interest in publishing this, I'm still committed to going solo. This is a story I've just gotta get out there. I hope you'll all agree when all is said and done.

WATCHING A PANEL COME TOGETHER







Through the magic of crappy web cam pics, you can see a panel-in--progress from the third page.

PAGE 3



Here's PAGE THREE of the seven pages I'm working on for the presentation. This page took about 2 hours longer than the average of 5 hours I was averaging for the first two. I discovered that the only thing more time consuming than drawing her HAIR is drawing a Chain Link fence. Yikes, it takes a while to do correctly.

I think I'll need to touch up the first panel a little to separate the dust she's kicking up in her fall from the grass. Right now, the textures are kinda greying together right now.

PAGES 1 AND 2




Here are the NEW first two pages of The WELLKEEPER©. While I thought the original first page below was OKAY, it was looser that I'd like for the final line style and opened with the boy, Duncan without setting up any of the drama of the story... or the threat. I've reworked the story to lead with our heroine (Still unnammed) on the run.

The links above also show some of the process I'm using with this project. I'm drawing the initial layouts and "Pencils" digitally in photoshop where I can manipulate the proportions and panels to get them where i want them without having to go nuts with the eraser. Then, I print the pages out on 11' X 17" card stock in light blue to ink traditionally. Hope you dig how it's all coming out so far.