Today I had my workshop with ex-student and story Illustrator Maria Midttun. For this workshop, we had to create a wordless story using the object that we bought in.
I decided to make up the story as I went along, firstly drawing out my deer figurine on paper to establish his character, and then starting from there. I did speak to Maria a few times, she enjoyed my children's illustration style, and suggested that in the future, I make plans and roughs of my frames before drawing them. She also suggested editing the paintings on photoshop before making the book. I found this feedback very helpful, and I can take this on board when I make my final story for the Locating Practice brief.
Here is a snapshot of my work in progress as I was illustrating the story! I had my drawing of the character 'Oscar' and the little figure next to it to refer to.
Here is a photo of the completed paintings, all rough on cartridge paper ready to be scanned and edited into a book. I will post the scans and completed story once I get around to doing it.
This is not my first time creating a wordless narrative, as I created one for my foundation year called 'The Butterfly Dragon and the Pear Tree'. What I did really enjoy about this session was the fact that my story came from a randomly acquired object that I saw and was inspired to tell the story of.
Two pages from my wordless narrative 'The Butterfly Dragon and the Pear Tree'
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