Beauty and the Beast 'Final Pages'

Taking into account all of my development work and objectives, I truly believe that, for the most part I have achieved what I set out to in my final imagery.  Colour choice and the decision to move away from paint to favour markers cemented this style of Illustration I was not aware I was capable of. The bold colours and stark contrast to the black background (sometimes textured for scenery) made the comic intense and gave the characters unwavering personality (Beauties red hair). It also limited my decision making, red became the obvious choice for robes, hair colour, shoes, and blue castles, interiors, eyes, the beasts skull etc. It made the whole process more organic and the comic fresh and exciting. 

Using camera angles as inspiration allowed me to look upon my comic as a director might his film. I edited in the same way, taking out frames that didn't further the story, zooming in on an intense scene, even montaging or repeating when something important needed verifying. Some aspects of drawing could be improved; even though I sourced most things, drawing in front of the mirror or taking a photograph or my hands feet etc. there was not significant time spent on every frame. Instead I prioritized, giving due attention to the frames that were important to move the story forward. 

The visual language I developed allowed the comic to be suggestive without being graphic. I have met my objectives in that, there is nothing offensive about the images but there is something sinister and underlying that an adult will most certainly take from it. This, plus making a comic that is fairy tale in theme but relate-able for a modern audience were my most important objectives. The world I created pre-Xmas, the mixture of old and new allowed for that objective to me met.