How my book has changed and stayed the same since my project proposal:
- As intended, I explored non-digital and textured mediums further.
- At the point of proposal I had a few different ideas for the book down. I went ahead with the "few individual scenes", although that turned into quite a few! If I was going to create an anthology I might as well create a lot of stories to fill it! Two or three might seem a bit odd.
- I wanted it to be light-hearted and entertaining to read, but I think it sometimes came out quite sad and melancholic. I'd like to think I created a nice balance of potential emotional responses.
- At the point of project proposal I was worried that my book would be too comic-y for the brief guidelines, but as I was allowed it I dove in.
Strengths
- A lot of people complimented my use of colour, particularly in how it changes through the book. Some people expected the whole book to be monochrome because of the cover, and I wonder that although the colour might be a nice surprise if the simplistic monochrome cover actually makes people not want to read it. Not that monochrome or simple can't be readable, but I feel that the cover maybe doesn't do justice to what is inside, or rather, it doesn't suggest what is there which may dictate readers depending on taste.
- The narrative seemed to work well, though I did wonder if it would be understandable without words! Nonetheless it was commented on- called "wonderful" and "charming", which is what I aimed for! "Simplistic idea made incredibly"
- I put a lot of visual research into the project and I feel this was reflected in the work. I think it makes it feel quite genuine. This was also pointed out.
- I'm pleased with my media choice and how it turned out despite being one of my first proper usages of pencil crayon. As of the last module I'm really enjoying using texture and pencil crayon is a new avenue for this.
Weaknesses
- I'm still not sure if the front cover was the best choice, as mentioned briefly in the strengths. I wanted it to be simple in comparison to the rest of the book, but does this make the whole book look bad?
- Bad sketching and character consistency. I did not notice until I had finished, but sometimes, e.g. in the man and dog spread, the same character could look quite different between panels! I should have taken more care in planning these pages.
- I think there's a lot of room for improvement on the images themselves. I wish I taken more care to play around with perspectives more to create more interesting sequences. The texture use could have been rendered in a more sophisticated way if I had taken more time on it.
- I had some comments on how the book was well constructed, but once I got back to it after the crit it had started to fall apart at the stitches! I fixed this by tying the knot on the outside of the main stitch so it would not fall through next time.
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