Storyboard
This is my thumbnail-sized storyboard of 12 scenes I would like to feature in my book - which will be subject to change at any time. It took a lot of refinement and going through Lorraine Sadler's transcript to pinpoint the special moments in our conversation that I would like to share visually. After speaking with my tutor, he suggested I could have an image over two pages to break it up a little bit and to give the element of surprise when turning the page. This feedback was really valuable and would make my book more visually interesting... I don't need to illustrate each quote!
I'm now considering rearranging:
Page 1: Henry Croft and the costermongers
Page 2 and 3: Designing outfits and each family having own symbol / emblem
Page 4: Cockney Pride and Pearly for each part of London
Page 5: Known for charity
Page 6 and 7: Lambeth Walk
Page 8: Different part to outfit (paper doll)
Page 9: Working Class Royalty
Page 10 and 11: Pearly imitators and button thieves
Page 12: Outfits are part of who we are
Two-Page Spreads
I created my 2 two-page spread mock ups digitally in Photoshop with my Wacom tablet to give an idea of the composition and colours I want to implement.
Things that work well:
• Textures: I'm really happy with how the overlaid mono prints give a more vintage aesthetic.
• Composition: repeated motifs of the thrones, close up of the hands to zoom right in, zooming back out to show the River Thames. Gives different viewpoints and perspectives and is fun to illustrate!
•Limited colour palette of purple, dusty rose and yellow works particularly nicely.
Things that can be improved:
• General colour scheme is all over the place: need to consider using either black and white to capture the Pearly outfits perfectly and place the focus on them - or a very limited colour palette of black, white and one or two colours.
• Low opacity of the text box makes it hard to see the text: either a full black box or white box would give a more professional look.
• Text boxes need to be in the same place, ideally at the top of the page or the bottom, to give a sense of continuity and like it isn't obstructing the illustration.
• Type: American typewriter font, while giving a vintage aesthetic, feels like it is trying to say something else? Something more simple and rounded such as Helvetica or Gill Sans will give a timeless aesthetic.
Now onto paper cuts!
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