This is a project that started earlier this year
and one that I’m really excited about. The story is excellent and in rhymes
which the long time sufferers of my poetry will know I Love. The writer
is great and we get on really well. Like many projects between two artists the
details take time to work out so I’m at Stage One.
Stage one being the part where we have met, looked
at the wordage and started to respond to the many aspects and look at the
characters. I'm not going to tell you much about the story, its not my story to
tell, but I’ll give you a clue on the process ,as I learn myself, to see if it
may help anyone else out there who is developing a new idea for print.
So far everything is in sketch form in my workbook
or on trace paper, which I tend to use if I need to go over the drawings
numerous times. The characters have to look like themselves from every angle and
for me drawing something twice, never mind numerous times, requires
concentration. I’m not going to say the process is quick, in fact some days you
can't tell I’ve moved forward at all, but once I start some locations these characters
will be ready to be placed.
