being a 'hermit freelancer' there are
times when you try to work because it's
a workday but something is usually
lacking.
Initially, I changed the first page
because the action in the first panel
wasn't clear and the angle was very
similar to the first panel on the next page.
Then I decided the figure in the first
panel of the second page wasn't
dynamic enough so I changed that.
In both instances I completely
redrew/traced the page because the
paper wouldn't have survived a redraw.
anything wrong
with this page from
a purely illustrative
point of view but it
felt too fast paced
for the story-- so I
redrew the page
with a static
opening that
suggested GROK
had been in the
chamber, pleading
and arguing, for
some time.
have completely redrawn
since joining Uncanny.
(at least the only one
that is already in print) I
went for the most
dramatic angle but, after
seeing some of the early
colour proofs, I was
concerned that it may
not work with that style
of colour so changed the
shot to a slightly simpler
angle.
those times where
the image looked
terrific as a
frenetic thumbnail
but lost everything
when I removed
all of the
construction lines.
Without them,
there is no sense
of scale and the
Tripods look thin
and feeble.
