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STORYTELLING WITH YOUR THUMBS

Last week I wrote about my general thoughts on why thumbnails are important. So now let’s talk a little about the specifics of how I make thumbnails…

Rori, Behind The Scenes, Making The Thing, Sequential ArtRori!July 3, 2023Thumbnails, Wuthering Heights, Creative ProcessComment

WHAT ARE THUMBNAILS GOOD FOR, ANYWAY?

Some folks may see thumbnails as just rudimentary pencils, easy to skip over, and if that’s your method and it works, go for it. But I see them as design and essential. In thumbnails I’m capturing the broad strokes of the action, but also pacing, panel layout, dialog flow, etc.

Rori, Sequential Art, Making The Thing, StorytellingRori!June 26, 2023Thumbnails, Creative Process, Wuthering HeightsComment

THE WRITING OF THE WRITING

For Wuthering Heights, I set myself some rules that I haven't used before. One, a comic page should be no longer than a single sheet of paper in the script, a single speech-balloon of dialogue should be no longer than a single line in the script.

Gibson, Making The Thing, Storytelling, Wuthering HeightsGibsonJune 19, 2023Writing

THUMBNAILED IT!

I think I may have used a different thumbnail process for every work I’ve done. However, one thing they all have had in common is I’ve drawn them REALLY SMALL (think stamp-sized).

Rori, Sequential Art, Making The ThingRori!April 24, 2023Creative Process, Thumbnails