Sketches of Nanase for Sister II Part 8 - Talon vs. Scythe: Comic for Monday, Jul 20, 2009
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| Upper left: sketch of Nanase (with shoulder-length hair) looking scared, on a 3x3 grid Lower left: close-up sketch of the left half of Nanase's face, like panel 1 of Sister II Part 8 - Talon vs. Scythe: Comic for Monday, Jul 20, 2009, on a 3x3 grid | |
| Duw to the tragic tablet pen death (it was so young!) I present to you now what could have been the first panel of the story comic for July 20th, 2009. When sketching a comic, I often sketch multiple versions of a panel in spite ofhaving a rough layout planned in advance.Sometimes I just think I can draw it better, while other times, what I originally had planned just didn't work. This instance would be the latter. Below is the sketch that I eventually used. Whatever it is about shocked expressions combined with close ups of one wide eye, it does work. One thing that is wrong with the upper panel (in addition to everything else) is that I didn't really make use of the 3x3 grid. The need for text bubbles can overrule this somewhat, but using a 3x3 grid as a rough guideline for placing key elements in a panel can make them more visually appealing. In the top version, she's just vaguely centered. It could work, but it's not as visually interesting as it could be. In the bottom version, Nanase's pupil is roughly aligned with part of the grid, as s part of the edge of her face. I'm not recommending sketching 3x3 grids all over one's comics. I have an easy time including them because I sketch on the computer and using Illustrator makes that easy. It's a guideline and not a rule, and dialogue can wreak havoc with it. Imagining a 3x3 grid has helped me a lot with my layouts, however, so it's worth having in mind if one is having trouble arranging key elements within their panels. |