Picture Book | Feedback & Further Tests

Mini Tutorial Going into the group tutorial, I knew I had more or less mapped out my storyboard, and had materials and processes that I wanted to use in mind. I just needed confirmation that it was all in order, and if my storyboard/concept conveyed what I had intended it to.

After speaking with others, the feedback I received said I needed to:

• Change around a couple of panels to avoid repetitive or dull scenes (specifically the ones that depicted the person on the boat)

• Continue exploring materials, applying them to the scenes in the storyboard. See what the combination of collage and watercolours is like

I revisited my storyboard to change the required panels. Instead of having two scenes of the person on the boat immediately after one another, I changed one to a view of their hands on the edge of the boat, looking down at the water.

Not only would this create more variation in viewpoints, but it would make an opportunity for me to use more textures/collage on that particular image.

There was also a bit of a mix up as I had only created 18 pages, so I had to add in some more (so it was a multiple of 4). I added in the double page of the underwater view, which mirrors the aerial view of the boat that occurs earlier in the story.


Media Testing I did some more experimentation with various mediums, mainly to see how I could get the appearance of water. The medium would also influence my colour scheme, as I wanted quite a restricted number of colours to begin with.

Quink is good to work with, as it can be manipulated depending on brush, amount of water, and changes when the ink is dabbed or lifted away. When applied quickly with rapid, short brush marks, it creates a look of water that is moving or shimmering. With longer brush marks, the appearance seems more static.

Brusho is also a fairly versatile material. It can create surfaces that are unique and that change every time, depending on where the powder falls and how much is used. I do like the gradients and how the colours meld together, however it's much too bold and garish for the more subdued, moody tone I want to achieve.

Old ink napkins. Good for collage, some interesting surfaces that are reminiscent of water as the ink has bled across the tissue. May look too heavy and intense if used? Although the colours could be manipulated digitally if necessary, and if used sparingly it wouldn't appear too overwhelming..