OUIL501 - Development Sketches

After I had done a bit more research into the aesthetic of my book, I began making sketches and playing around with different styles. I had a clear image in my head of how I wanted it to look. I wanted to portray the classic 1950's style childrens books, with bold shapes and muted, bold colours. A few artists that I had looked at inspired me to try and give my work a collage effect.

I first tried doing this digitally even though I had intended to create all images by hand using watercolour, as I thought it would be easier to create something a bit more professional, seeing as I hadn't really used watercolours to create a well put together image before.

In the image above I was trying to go for quite an abstract feel, but in the end I didn't think it really worked. To create more of an emotional bond with the reader I wanted it to be a bit more realistic but still child like.

I also decided that I would not mention anything about the book being set in a slaughter house, because I wanted to deceive the reader into thinking this was a classic children's book about a cow.