I promised myself that I would get started on the final art for issue #3 this weekend, so I did some design work and planning to try to solve some of the problems that might arises.
The first panel will show a great party, including Ducelot’s adopted family and many , many fantasy characters. I am hoping to also have some cameos of family and friends included. Though getting a good likeness is hard for me, and I am not making any promises. Here are some sketches of some of the guests at the party.
Location is also important. It helps tell the story. I am considering doing the opening seen in Ducelot’s sisters “room”. Here are some designs. Note the collections of ceramic pots on the shelf’s, they are just one small detail to the whole story. For those who own issue #1 (buy it today if you do not), there are a few clues that are connected to these ceramic pieces. Any guesses?
Here is some thumbnails of the first 3 pages. My goal was to show the story mostly from Agacon’s point of view, but to also convey Ducelot’s relationship with his adoptive family. The scene is also going to have very dramatic use of dark areas in the final art.
