Final - Inking Panels

This post evidences inking the various different panels as well as the development of inking the panels, showing the progression at different stages.

During inking this panel some mistakes were made as too much ink was used on the brush when inking. 

Therefore I redrew the panel in order to ink the panel again, although halfway through inking I realised I could have edited the lines in Photoshop..

Final Piece - Thumbnails

The thumbnails shown within this post show the initial ideas for each panel and how these would be split up if need be. The thumbnails were useful as this allowed me to refer to them when producing the final panels for the comic. 

Using a grid

After reviewing the dummy a grid has been created to enable me to draft each panel properly. The grid is split 9 boxes which enables me to work according to my dummy as several panels are split into 3. However 9 panels won't be used on one page, the grid allows me to use this as a reference to ensure that the boxes are equally (also prevents any OCD tantrum). Once the drafts have been completed this will allow me to draw out the panels ( the majority of the pages will consist of 4 panels, others will consist of either 2:3 or 2:1) enabling me to ink over the drafts to create the final versions which will then be scanned and edited using Photoshop. 

Comic Cover - Photoshop and Drafted

This shows the original painting before any additional elements have been added to the painting such as the title and the author.

After comparing the two designs (front and back) by creating a mock up of these, I decided to use on design for the whole spread rather two. I felt that the two designs were good however after combining these within photoshop I didn't feel that they worked well as a front and back cover. Therefore I decided to use the field drawing painting rather than the mountain painting for the cover spread. The reason being is that the comic contains two panels which are very similar to the design, one being almost identical. Therefore I felt that this would work better, as well as this I felt that the colour scheme worked better compared to the mountain painting.

This is the final layout for the cover of the comic. This shows that the positioning of the text has been further drafted as the positioning of these has changed from being situated to the left to now being located within the middle of the comic. The typeface for the author has also changed, as I felt this should contrast the title of the comic therefore I changed the typeface and reduced the size of the typeface.

Back Cover

After sketching out the scamps for the cover it allowed me to narrow down my options for creating the back cover. I decided to go with a forest/hill type scenery as I felt that this was appropriate for the back cover as it fits in with the comic. The images below shows the evidence of progression and developments when creating this piece. 

This evidences the final piece which shows that the design has been successfully painted, this version will be scanned to the computer to allow me to edit the levels within Photoshop.

This is the final piece for the back cover, this version has been edited within Photoshop which involved adjusting the levels. This allows the brightness of the painting to be increased, further enhancing the overall painting.

Front Cover

To create the front cover for the comic I decided use watercolours rather than acrylics or colouring the cover digitally due to the tones produced when using watercolours. Watercolours also help to maintain a similar style to the comic, not too precise. 

This shows the first steps in painting the design by beginning with the top part of the mains and blending the colours together. 

This shows the finished design for the front cover.