Environmental concept art for the graphic novel.

Week 1: here is an intital concept I sketched for the final end point of the book. This was my first time drawing in 2 point perspective. To start out I plotted all the points and began to sketch out the buildings and the hill. I took into consideration my use of line weight and use of proportion in my figures also the use of detail on certain shapes to convey depth in this drawing. I then inked over the lines. To develop this further if I find the time, I wish to produce 3 colour variants of this piece, all 3 showing different times of the day and I can just change the colour palet for each. Through producing this it has really helped my skills in producing backgrounds for my characters to take place in as well as learning how to draw in a 2 point perspective. This has widened my understanding of drawing backgrounds and will be a useful tool to illustrate the world this story takes place in.

Page 1 of my graphic novel (inked)

Week 5: this page the mentor goes into the carnival but his intentions are unclear. This is the first point where the viewer can start to wonder what these intentions are. To create this page I first lightly sketched in each panel and prodominant shapes, I then proceeded to add the shadows and details which I then inked over using brush tip pens. With this page I need to improve my facial drawing skills because right now they look a little bland and I want most of my characters to truly express themselves  in my illustrations so the audience can relate more. I've learned through the production of this page what aspects I need to improve on.

3 point perspective drawing experiment

Week 4: here is a three point perspective drawing. I wanted to illustrate one of the key points in the story's narrative in an interesting way as well as learn how to draw in a three point perspective. I started by adding the initial plot points and sketching the initial visual of the drawing. I then worked on the details and started to ink my work. Then I scanned it into photoshop and started to paint it. I took note on where the light reflects and what colours I could use for this light. I used blue coming from the window to convey what time of day it is also the Orange light coming from the left of the characters. This all falls into my composition because I wanted to leave a hint of a clash between both characters because they're both clashing and both light sources from each side of the room clash. Through this I've learned how to draw in three point perspective as well as my use of light in composition.