The Sequential Image

Toby

A wordless book about a little boy who wanders alone in the playground. He gains courage and gets to know new friends by using a piece of unique amusement equipment!

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During the material decision part, I made a lot of monoprint in the print room to test the texture and develop character. Later when I was experimenting with color, I paint on some of the prints I made directly to get the result.

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Color exploration and mark-making

I spent a day trying a variety of different color combinations with the same composition. Asking myself about what is more can I do for the tonal progression in three color palettes.

Also, after a whole evening of mark-making, I changed my thought to use Acrylic with monoprint. Instead of it, I started to use ink color pencils on the prints I made.

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Story board development

From a primary storyboard to a storyboard that contained different spread sizes! Learning so much about the pace and composition during these six weeks. Making dummy books really helped me a lot to think outside the box.

Progress

Final artwork

After a long journey, the final dummy book is finally done!

I made 3-4 dummy books both in A3 and A4 size to compare which size was better for my story. I decided to keep in A3 size in the end so readers can see the monoprint's texture clearly.

I spent the rest of the week in the studio working dedicatedly on the final piece. Making a dummy book was not easy but I did my best to combine it together. I am quite satisfied with the final result!