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I need to finish five panels a day for the next six days, and thatâs just wireframes.
Then, I need to do the exact same thing with the next pass (this is when I do gray fills for characters and such).
The. Another 5 day pass of Hi-Fi rendering to complete it before Oct.
Then, I need to do the exact same thing with the next pass (this is when I do gray fills for characters and such).
The. Another 5 day pass of Hi-Fi rendering to complete it before Oct.
This is just how I phase my bigger illustration projects from now on.
Iâve learned a lot from illustration projects in the past where I made the mistake of doing a full render (assuming it would go green in just one take with the client) page by page.
Iâve learned a lot from illustration projects in the past where I made the mistake of doing a full render (assuming it would go green in just one take with the client) page by page.
Also: Use your Storyboards, folks.
Donât care if you draw stick figures worse than a 6yo.
Use them. Post it notes, Photoshop Artboards, Sketchbooks? Donât care.
Use them.
Donât care if you draw stick figures worse than a 6yo.
Use them. Post it notes, Photoshop Artboards, Sketchbooks? Donât care.
Use them.
Having dealt with sometimes rude Printers from local and remote companies, Iâve trained myself better on the Designer-Printer relationship in the post-production stage of comic book and childrenâs book projects to minimize the margin of error on my end.
Also, make *absolutely sure* the client is *absolutely sure* about the dimensions their book will be, as this can drastically affect how youâve framed your artwork at the most inconvenient times.
How you set up your document is extremely important (see: Bleeds, InDesign).
How you set up your document is extremely important (see: Bleeds, InDesign).
Typical is the 1/8 in Bleed (.0125â)
But THEN thereâs taking the Printing Pressâ method of binding into consideration, where the inner-spine/gutter of the book will require bit more than that (this is where setting your proper margins helps).
But THEN thereâs taking the Printing Pressâ method of binding into consideration, where the inner-spine/gutter of the book will require bit more than that (this is where setting your proper margins helps).
From my previous exp with Printing Press companies, you may as well go ahead and crank those margins up past the typical .25â to .5â and thank me later.
Easier to reframe things upward if you have more space than needed vs the other way around IMO.
Easier to reframe things upward if you have more space than needed vs the other way around IMO.
I end this thread in a friendly disclaimer that my way def ainât THE way to do this sort of project.
BUT, learning from my series of mistakes over the years, Iâm constantly developing better processes through trial and error, as well as professional peer feedback in the field.
BUT, learning from my series of mistakes over the years, Iâm constantly developing better processes through trial and error, as well as professional peer feedback in the field.
Oh and Iâd be remiss if I didnât mention this:
Avoid design by committee whenever possible. Unless your project has multiple stakeholders who will be deeply affected by the end results and are on the contract, do NOT let anyone else outside of your ONE signed client stress you.
Avoid design by committee whenever possible. Unless your project has multiple stakeholders who will be deeply affected by the end results and are on the contract, do NOT let anyone else outside of your ONE signed client stress you.
