Maelstrom 1 p4

As I said before about the previous page, I was thinking of a larger layout that could combine page 3 and 4 into a vertical format. Here’s the bottom part of the design; we’re inside the house with the tree growing in the middle.

Here are the first layout ideas jotted down quickly in very small size. There’s a reason they call these “thumbnail” sketches.

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Here’s the original sketch in blue pencil (letter size).

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The main difficulty in inking something like this is to make the the bushes and thin tree branches stand out in front of a dark background. Not seen on the video shown below is the extra time spent at using white to make them pop out. I came back fix this after the video was finished.

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Here’s the reference pictures for the house (sorry, I don’t know who took those)

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And again, here’s a picture that inspired the look of our friend seeking shelter in the house.

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Finally, here’s a sketch I did of Jean-Guy who plays the role of this dude. We’ll see him without those bandages eventually.

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Cheers,

Denis

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