Practical: Idea Development

Now that I have my treatment, I felt that it would be a good idea to create a small storyboard in order to plan out the key shots of my animation. This way, I will be able to refer back to the storyboard when I come to create my final animated tests, and it will allow me to control the shot framing and keep it the same for all of the animations.

Storyboard 1

Storyboard 2

As the animated sequence will only be roughly 10 seconds long, I didn't want to make things too ambitious or complicated, especially as I will only testing one element of aesthetics rather than all of them.
With a focus on quality of line, I decided to look at artists that use very expressive/loose line work such as, The Brothers McLeod for their very basic line work and loose drawing technique. I also decided that I wanted to look into Joanna Quinn, as she creates very strong lines within her work that I feel hold a lot of texture and energy. As a side thought, I decided that it would be nice to look into replicating the drawing style of the illustration, of the book that I am taking my treatment from, which was illustrated by Quentin Blake, as I felt that it would good to explore a new way of drawing and challenge myself. 

With this in mind, I began to copy some of the artist's drawings to get a feel for how I would replicate them and whether I would have any trouble replicating them. 

The Brothers McLeod

Quentin Blake

I didn't find replicating the drawings too difficult, however it is definitely a style of drawing I am unfamiliar with. Hopefully, the more I practice the easier it will be. From doing this I have decided that I want to draw in the style of Quentin Blake for my practical, as I found this style slightly easier and I prefer the look of it.