From layout to the final version

Character Design

This character will appear in book 4.

expression sheet zack goodwoody

Teenage expressions are very emotional and of course mostly cool.

step by step

An example step by step. It´s all about cutting out silhouettes and put structure on top of it later - like you would do the same with a sponge on top of cut paper.

raised hide

At a distance of a half days march between Fort Apache and the city raised hides have been installed to ensure a safe stay in case of an emergency.
These are equipped with water and durable food and accessible through a hatch on the underside of the platform.
The hatch can be opened with a long pole from the ground and one can climb a rope ladder up.

Here you can see the first scetch of the storyboard and two further steps.

A new morning in Fort Apache

The layout for the second tome is done,
so i´m on "painting" now:)

fort apache - overview map of actions for part 1

To have a map is quite important for working on the storyboard - in the beginning of course i had a rough one. We will use this illustration as very first page in the book to have a good orientation.
The map will expand a bit for the next parts;)

look-outs on rooftop

Once the alarm is warning, the teenagers have to hide in one of the look-outs on top of the houses until the adult hunters have cleaned the area ... important place to survive and also a nice one to have a flirt.

page 55

"OH FUCK"

page 49

- layout
- silhouettes on different layers
- fill in the atmosphere