So this is a story idea I put together about 8 years ago and it was my first serious attempt at getting an agent. It wasn’t accepted, but I got some good feedback that lead me to a revised version where Lloyd and Floyd were kids and the trains were toys. That version did get me an agent! That said, I always liked the characters as portrayed in this version - middle aged men behaving like kids. Probably because that describes me pretty well. Anyways I decided to make an animation out of the original dummy sketches (and some later sketches too). I like to think I’ve learned a thing or two since making the original dummy. You’ll notice the pacing is a bit herky jerky, the story leaves some questions, and its hard telling what type of book I was trying to make - but I still have a soft spot for it.
The Station
An old sketch of a train station from a story that I put on ice many moons ago. I’m itching to get these characters back in action when the time is right!
Sketch to color composition to final art
Here's an image sequence showing the progress of an illustration from b/w sketch to color composition to final art. If you look close you can see that some things were changed along the way, which is why taking these steps can be really useful.
A bit more
I'm thoroughly engrossed in this project. Its a challenge to pick out sketches to share that aren't too revealing. There are ones I really really want to show, but not yet. So again, another rough sketch with no context.
