OCT. Secret Sketches...✨Shakespeare Edition✨
Added 2021-10-18 14:32:10 +0000 UTCBoy howdy I sure do hope you are craving a peek at some Arden High in progress! Because it is literally my whole life right now and will continue to be until January when I wrap up illustrating Twelfth Grade Night (Book 1) and start on Book 2...
These crops, you'll notice, do not have individual captions as you scroll through. This was--despite my scatterbrained nature lately--on purpose. I do not want to give too much context to anything that I show because we are really getting into the MEAT of the plot of Twelfth Grade Night at this point.
One thing I will elaborate on is the fact that I have included both a sketch and a full page illustration above to show you yet again (as I have in the past) what the sketch-to-final looks like. It's a rather simple page with only three panels, so the sketch is nearly identical to the final. Some change a bit more than others.
Do you have any questions? I'd be happy to have a chat about anything you might be curious about. I'm so excited about this whole process and how this graphic novel is coming together....and I can't wait to share the experience of the story with you once it's out in Fall 2022!
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Hey Griffin, I actually answer these questions in these two posts: My Podcast answering questions about comics ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/52969213 ) and my written/visual post talking about how the comic process has worked for Arden High ( https://www.patreon.com/posts/53171184 ) Let me know if you still have any questions after that though!
Jamie Green
2021-11-03 15:20:53 +0000 UTCDid you study up on graphic novels for this project, and if so what did you study? I find laying out pages super challenging and overwhelming. I never know if I should start with panels or drawings or bubbles. I’m also wondering if you designed your characters before beginning or if you just designed them as you drew.
Griffin
2021-11-02 15:25:50 +0000 UTCThanks so much Gabrielle! It was a big learning curve but I'm glad it comes across looking nice in the end :-)
Jamie Green
2021-10-20 14:29:32 +0000 UTCYour page layouts are so good and attention grabbing. Really really impressive for your first graphic novel. I would never have been able to guess.
Gabrielle
2021-10-19 12:48:02 +0000 UTC
