character designs for formative

Reference pics

When I was in Nelson I got a bunch of our photos of cave/rocky areas for reference, and we also went for a walk in golden bay and came across a massive patch of stinging nettle, so I got pics of that.

-added the dead swan neck to her cape thing, maybe? character wise it makes more sense, though I don't quite like the way it looks...

-also did a soldier design.

-castle dining room(?) sketch

-lineup of the characters. 

nettle weaving process

How to gather/process nettles for cordage
nettle cordage tutorial

making fabric from nettles
nepali woman weaving with nettle fibre
this is a much more crude version of the above but could work?

Some More comics / styles i might try

150 Days

This is a lovely short wordless comic with a nice messy painted style.

Yellow Hearts

Rosemary Valero-Connell

I already added one of her comics I think but Sam charminlyaquainted's short comics such as Elsewhere Unversity and Tattoo (wordless!) are great

Rose Haghighi - I'm thinking of maybe doing this kind of style??

my notes on first draft

-if i’m not putting narration, the first frame should be more of the happy family things not just. silhouette..

Also maybe could mirror last page?

-Maybe take out frogs bit? just swans> hair cut

-being kicked out  could probably be simplified too - panels 2&3 combine

-beach frames are awkward. does the old lady conversation need More?

-better composition of swan/sunset

-too many panels at bottom??

needs a bigger one in there somewhere

this day/night montage at the top of the right page needs more space/longer? could some of it be on the previous page?

-dunno if this nettle weaving framing is too weird.

-last panels on their faces is kinda awkward

-is  it obvious enough she’s run out of nettle?

-obvious enough transition to next day? last frame is awkward.

-panels are weird shaped. also like....whole climax on last page??

-probably add more panels here? need to add a bunch of extra story stuff....but having big panels at the end is nice...