This week I’m more deliberately trying out one of the transition types Scott McCloud mentions in his Making Comics. This is the aspect-to-aspect transitions – that is, a set of images each showing a small piece of a single moment…. Continue Reading →
At the end of Camellia’s last episode, she had encountered a stranger on the island and, together, they began working on a hut. This week they continue working on the hut, and Camellia tells about her escape. ***** Camellia and… Continue Reading →
The first series of shots I took of Camellia, before I started the doll adventure, were of her escaping the ball. I love the idea of her in bare feet with her skirt lifted up fleeing down some marble steps…. Continue Reading →
In Lily’s last episode, she held a picture of Daisy and painted her standing outside the Secret Garden shop. We continue her story later that same day. ***** I had a lot of fun with the transitions this week –… Continue Reading →
I read Scott McCloud’s “Understanding comics” years ago, when I was thinking of making an adventure game. It’s a high-level look at the art of comics – well worth a read if you’re doing anything in the realm of sequential… Continue Reading →
I love my dolls’ faces – all of them – but in the midst of an episode I’m often struck by the unanimated expressions of inanimate objects. I hit this most often with Daisy, who has a decided happy expression… Continue Reading →
In our last episode, a falcon appeared in the garden while Rosie slept. Rosie’s story continues. ***** All paintings from Gustav Klimt, who lends himself to birds :). I’d wanted to use Chagall, whose dream-like worlds fit the dreamy nature… Continue Reading →
I’ve been working on the first photograph from Rosie’s bird adventure – the photo where she’s flying off with the bird. Here’s where I started. Just me, holding Rosie and the falcon above my head while I photograph upwards. For… Continue Reading →
In our last episode, Camellia received a gift of clothing and food. The next morning, she leaves the camp to gather fruit. The panther doesn’t follow and stays in camp. When Camellia returns to camp, she sees the panther standing… Continue Reading →
On Monday I wrote about getting the right shots for the start of Camellia’s next episode. Today I’ll show you my experiments on bringing fire in miniature photography, and the makings of a hut. By Friday, I should have everything… Continue Reading →
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