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Initial Sketches



These are some of the initial sketches I have drawn for the basic pages. I have tried to keep them relatively simple in terms of designs, with only one action page holding 9 panels. The rest range between 1-7 ideally. Originally I planned these out using a brief synopsis of my story rather than a fully written script as I feel it personally hinders my work process. However, if I jot/sketch down the pages, I can tweak and alter them to how i want them to be without rewriting over and over and having trouble visualising individual panels and how the page will look when fully drawn in. Composure and a fluid path through the comic is one of the most important things to achieve, and I find mine gets disjointed if I write the script first. Hence my slight deviation from the normal method.
The drawing was heavily influence by the character line up, trying to keep the same likeness and recognisably like the original designs was rather challenging, however this greatly improved when I loosened up slightly on the style and my personal quest for perfection. 



I have also tried to make sure most of the panels are at least dynamic, and entirely different from the others. Using the sheet did help, however some of the panels I struggled to retain 100% of my original style. This comic has been drawn entirely digitally, using the software Medibang Paint Pro for the sketches, before I move onto SAI for the lining process.
This is one of the most dramatic pages of my comic which I have planned, and it will be spread across a double page to increase the impact. I am not entirely happy with the mini panels on the left, however I shall alter them at a later date. As for the next steps, lining and colouring will be next. I am acutely aware of the deadline fast approaching, and to make sure I can balance both book, blog and comic work equally, I have confirmed my decision to proceed with the grey-scale painting technique rather than the fully coloured comic. Per page (within reason due to different intricacy levels and such, ) the sketches have taken around 4 hours to do. This is with the alterations and corrections I have done along the way.                                                  To the right shows one of the many Instagram updates I put in the story functions. I have gathered quite a lot of excitement about it. I already have gotten enquiries about international distributing and availability, hopefully it will only grow!!

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