Perspective 101
I’m basically making it up as I go, and getting in practice with fundamentals! Perspective is always fun, especially when you mix it with surrealism.
Feel the surge
Feel like a music video yet? Test run for future sequences.
Gotta keep sharp
I loved drawing this full page spread, not only for showing Emily’s childlike playfulness with her environment but it presented a perfect opportunity to break away from typical backgrounds while drawing a comic book panel. There will be plenty of of scenes depicting the city, but for a music video-esque sequence, why not have the environment take a cue from the lyrics instead?
the bleeding edge
This sequence works better when you can hear the music. But for now, it serves as a glimpse of lyrical comic pages to come. Imagine Emily running at break-neck speed through the neighborly streets of Metro Bay.
ready.. set.. go!
The idea behind this page was a third person view of Emily, superimposed on a 3-panel layout in first person to embody the feeling of dashing at a dizzying speed, first down the side alley of Bunny Brews, then turning down the main alleyway, THEN down a Main Street. Lyrics to follow.
-L!
Recalibrated
If ever there was a page in the comic which represents my stance on typical comic borders, it’s this one. No borders in sight! Just free-flow sketching on the page, making up the “panels”. When reading The Emby Chronicles, you’re not only reading a comic book, you’re flipping through my personal sketchbook. I’m learning as I go, and so is Emily and her new buddy JC!
Welp, now that JC’s made some recalibrations to the discs, the retractable straps confine Em’s shoe properly, and now she’s poised for new heights! (literally!) Get ready.
