W.I.P-Jan. '08

I'm not trying to be a goody-two-shoes or anything, but I figured I'd go ahead and get this week's topic out of the way since I happened to be working on something right now. (I've got this week all mapped out and with this out of the way, it gives me more leeway for another project.)

I think you guys are familiar with the ducks by now. I know: "Again with these ducks?" (I wish we knew where they were, though.) Anyhoo, I've mentioned that thanks to my involvement with these birds, I was looking into the graphic novel format. Last December I officially made the leap (more like a tentative toe-dip) into that great art.

I have a portfolio review in April and I thought having a dummy in there would be a good idea. You know show that whole "Look I can draw and maintain a consistent narrative!" thing. I'm going to go ahead and put these guys into a graphic novel dummy. It should be relatively easy to do since I have a head start with them and all I have to do is clean up the storyline.

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Here is a peek at the beginning of my storyboard. Sorry for the yucky image. I didn't think about the fact that these are very quick pencil sketches. I really enjoy this part...laying out the storyline and looking at how the images flow from one to another and the overall look of the page. I hope to get the bulk of the duck's dummy finished before the end of the month. That way I can stick it in my portfolio and not worry about it.