It’s 4:30 on Friday, but I did it! Two pages before the end of the week!
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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 7
Here it is! Let’s see if I can do another one before the week is out.
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Making progress! There must be a better way to format speech bubbles, but I have yet to discover it.
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Dialogue! Finally!
Edited to add: WordPress’s suggested tags on this were “Bible,” “Jesus,” and “Christianity.” Why, WordPress? Your AI is drunk.
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I tried all those fancy brushes last page, and I honestly think I like the simpler look better: just the one brush, using cross-hatching for texture and in-between shadows. I’m interested to know your thoughts.
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This page kicked my butt and adding text in Photoshop is not exactly a nightmare, but more like one of those frustrating dreams where you’re trying to do a simple task and your brain keeps generating obstacles.
I’m still working out the art style and used some fancy brushes for this one. Let me know what you think.
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I think I’ve been threatening you with this page for like two weeks now. Maybe three.
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So it begins!
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, probably the best investigator of the group. Female, mid 20s, posh English accent.
Detective Chief Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, lender of a small degree of official authority to the operation. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
KURT Cross, actor, veteran, and car-haver. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
The FIRST CULTIST at the scene, Milton’s enforcer. Male, any age, London accent.
The SECOND CULTIST at the scene, perhaps one with more focus on the magic and mysteries. Male, any age, London accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, a logical person about to be plunged into an illogical world. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Sebastian MILTON, custodian of arcane lore and hidden mysteries. Male, mid 50s, London accent.
JASMINE Indrani, the late professor’s missing assistant. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
Henry CARLTON, Ernest’s longtime friend and practical grounding influence. Male, early 30s, London accent.
EMILIA Niyazova, one of the only people in this Godforsaken city who can make a good cup of Turkish coffee. Female, early 20s, slight Russian (actually Kazakh) accent.
NIGEL Blackthorne, believer in magic. Male, early 30s, posh British accent.
Scene 1: Ext. South Bank market – Night
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Here’s what I’ve been working on in between episodes of The Well Below the Valley. (The text is recreated below, for screen readers and/or people who don’t want to squint.)
Right now, I’m still learning how this process is going to work. For a traditionally published comic, the writer would hand a script like this to the lead artist(s), but since I am a team of one, I just need to have enough information that future me can remember what I was thinking. I also haven’t started storyboarding yet, so I’m guessing on layout and panel styles. Pacing in sequential art is a complex process of guiding the reader’s eye around the page, and it’s something I’m going to have to learn by doing.
Thanks for coming along on this journey with me! I hope this little snapshot intrigues you.
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