Maelstrom 1 p15
Page 15 is from of a scene I did earlier as part of the initial Kickstarter campaign. This is were I settled on the style and realized this is what was needed for Maelstrom. But how about the process that brought me there?
Maelstrom 1 p14
Okaaaaay, this isn’t an easy one. To do a step-by-step of my Photoshop illustration technique is like “dancing about architecture” (a Frank Zappa quote, I think). Here goes nothing…
Maelstrom 1 p13
Closing this sequence, I originally wanted to have the Raven come back within the page. He’s the narrator after all. As you can see from the thumbnail sketches, that didn’t work too well as it was a bit too distracting; it was pulling the eye away from the action too much..
Maelstrom 1 p12
Knee deep in snow. Feels like home. While waiting for spring to wake us up from hibernation, the action here is on hyperdrive. The design of the page needs to give a sense of urgency. Smaller, vertical panels will help us get that feeling across.
Maelstrom 1 p11
Two videos for this post. Again, this page was a tough one. Not because it is a fight scene per se, but because I wanted to show a fight scene in a different way. This is more about the confusion that reigns in such a situation. Different ideas I tried…
Maelstrom 1 p10
Big post! This time, the videos are for the whole thing, sketching, penciling and inking. But first, the thumbnail sketches. This was not an easy scene to direct. Many sketches were needed.
Maelstrom 1 p9
The action picks up. More panels per page, more suspense… and more stuff to draw. And more reference needed. But let’s start with the thumbnail sketches.
The Endless Moebius (Comic) Strip
Nope, I’m not talking about Moebius, the comic book artist, but there’s something funny I saw on the inter webs just today. PJ Crook is an great artist who painted many King Crimson CD covers. She did the cover for one of my favourite album, The Power to Believe.
Maelstrom 1 p8
The trick for this page was to have subsequent horizontal panels featuring a bunch of vertical shapes, the trees, without them looking too much like they’re one and the same. I tried to make them go out of the frame in different spots and changed the grey VS black tones to avoid as much confusion…
Maelstrom 1 p7 – Behind the Scene
This is the page where the Raven, being our narrator, propels us into the story. In a way, Maelstrom is nothing but a campfire story. Only here, it’s a raven that has a flashlight under its beak. Ha! Here is the thumbnail sketch used for the final page. Note that I decided to drop the top…
