Drafting ideas

I already know the design style I am moving forwards with for this project so it is more important that I begin getting down ideas for how the pages can be divided etc...

Below is an early sketch of one of my scenes introducing the Iron Age farm. Based off of my research I included the traditional garments with the tunic and broach along side the traditional plough farming equipment). I had an idea that maybe I could have the ploughed earth blend into another section above for a new image?

Below is a roughly sketched idea

• I was thinking of having the comic box lines made up of the ploughed earth from the cattle and farming equipment.
• In-between the lines I was thinking there could be long images maybe telling the story.
• Potentially one large image of the land being ploughed could underlie the birds eye view perspective.

 

I think my below illustration lacks a particular flair or style and the thatched roofing is a bit too messy. In order to bring it back around to the Greek Urn aesthetic I am going to play around with it a bit more and make it a bit stricter in style.

I re-did the Iron ages houses as you can see below and I much prefer this outcome. I decided to take more of an artistic approach this time as before I felt like I was trying to draw the image too accurately. As a result I went for my own version which I chose to do a symmetrical approach. I really like the outcomes and think they will fit really nicely into the comic.

Although I haven't quite completed the script yet so I am building an inventory of images that I can compile into the final set up. I am using photos of Iron Age sheep for reference images and then drawing from there. I am really intrigued by the horn patterns so I wanted that to be the main focal point of the images and again I am maintaining the black and orange urn aesthetic.

Below I am experimenting with laying out the sheep alongside the Iron Age homes. and just getting an idea of how my illustrations can sit alongside one another. When I get a proper comic layout going I think that the images will fit together much better.