On The Road Again -- Going into Production Mode for My Third Book
/Rough background for first page
This picture is a rough draft of the background for the first page of my latest book. Jimmy Jay and Betty Burro, the heroes of this story, will be walking along the path. We’ll be looking down on them as the see the circus tent in the distance for the first time. I’ll be using Krita for the painting and coloring this book. I love, love the oil paint brushes.
I want to minimize talking heads in this book. The characters need to talk, but reading dialog can quickly get boring. I’ll use as many of Wally Wood’s 22 panels that always work as I can. In this first picture, I’m going to use a birds-eye view of the characters and let the distant view of the circus tent catch the reader’s eye while the kids are talking.
