For this one, I knew I wanted the book to be landscape since the story itself suggested as much. The crocodile travels from place to place, leaving a trail of wreckage behind him. I don't like to get too fancy with different angles, perspectives, or other filmmaking-inspired visual choices. Raised on comic strips, I like to consider the canvas as a static stage upon which the characters act out the story, so a landscape format made the most sense.
But certainly, the thumbnail stage is the best place to consider different shapes and sizes!
I had the same experience with Procreate/Photoshop! Procreate was so slow for me, even though I liked the results. Have you tried using Artboards in Photoshop? It's an easier way to export a PDF and move pages around! :D
Super fun to see your process. I like the idea of blowing up smaller originals to enhance the textures! Congratulations on all your book’s success! I look forward to reading it!
So fun to see your process! Do you decide on the aspect ratio of the pages when doing the thumbnails or is that already decided beforehand?
For this one, I knew I wanted the book to be landscape since the story itself suggested as much. The crocodile travels from place to place, leaving a trail of wreckage behind him. I don't like to get too fancy with different angles, perspectives, or other filmmaking-inspired visual choices. Raised on comic strips, I like to consider the canvas as a static stage upon which the characters act out the story, so a landscape format made the most sense.
But certainly, the thumbnail stage is the best place to consider different shapes and sizes!
I had the same experience with Procreate/Photoshop! Procreate was so slow for me, even though I liked the results. Have you tried using Artboards in Photoshop? It's an easier way to export a PDF and move pages around! :D
Crocodile Hungry is a big favourite for my children right now! Love to see how you did it.
Wonderful!
Super fun to see your process. I like the idea of blowing up smaller originals to enhance the textures! Congratulations on all your book’s success! I look forward to reading it!