Brian Anderson's Blog, page 69

Dog Eat Doug for 10/18/2015

Dog Eat Doug for 10/17/2015

Dog Eat Doug for 10/16/2015

Illustrating the Novel

Shooting a small flock with one stone here. I used this shot not only to highlight the mood of this scene, but to visually set up a few things for later. Avoiding spoilers, so I won’t point them out. However, they are not necessarily plot points I am foreshadowing, but more like markers that will demonstrate how much has changed a little later on.

Dog Eat Doug for 10/15/2015

Setting the Scene

Another drawing to set the scene. No sequentials or dialog on this one. A bit more traditional in the sense that it’s just a visual for the scene. It’s more to set the tone of Emma’s darkening journey. On the left side I used a cutaway technique to make the page appear torn in the shape of the entrance into the theater.

Dog Eat Doug for 10/14/2015

Movie sets on paper.

Here’s a two page spread from chapter seven. Might have to makes some changes if some of the prose ends up on the left side. Again, spoiler filter on, so I won’t divulge exactly what this scene is. This two page spread accomplishes several things. First off I can visually set the mood that flows from the text. Second, I can show all the important bits instead of spending several paragraphs describing what you see here. And my favorite bit, I can drop in Easter eggs that relate to book two.

Dog Eat Doug for 10/13/2015

Illustrating a book within a book.

Warning to my magician friends. Bit of exposure on this page. Quite a few magicians will recognize this book. This was another example of illustrating something rather than telling. It’s a key bit of info and I think having an image of it in your head helps later on.