Wednesday 27 May 2009

Regency Graphic Novel - Pages 5 - 8




More RGN pages, wondering what to do re: Regency flavoured sound effects...

Also, these are still covered in pencil marks and are in need of tweaks. Hey ho.

4 comments:

Quoth the Raven said...

Ooh, cracking good shadow work there. Very atmospheric and clearly from a candle. Very sweet conversation beginning between Woman Girl and Man Man there, too (I forget names.) Was there meant to be dialogue on the other pages, by the by? I mean, it worked without, I just wondered.

Ah, sound effects. Tricky. I think you'll just have to keep playing around with them until you find something that works with the tone, really.

Jom said...

Cheers. The pages without dialogue aren't meant to have any - so, it's a good thing that they work without!

Hopefully we won't have to resort to Ye Olde Bange! for sound effects (couldn't think of a Regency-esque sound effect, so a Medieval one will have to do).

Jester said...

I agree with Quoth- excellent use of shadow and light. I loved the movement from inside to outside the window- lovely stuff.

With sound effects you could try writing them a bit like short stage directions- such as "Door Slams". Something to try, though it's likely to be something you'll have to play around with.

I'm not entirely sure who the man in the tall hat is- he didn't introduce himself, so I'm assuming he's new- or that I've become lost somewhere. But other than that it's all looking very good indeed. Well done.

Steffan said...

Lovely. Telling the story without dialogue is wonderful, and suits the format well.

I don't think there is an ideal answer to the sound effects question. Even in actual comics, I’m not sure they ever *work* as such – at best, they’re not intrusive. But then, without them, the world feels silent, even if there are clearly explosions and things.

I think the best thing you can do is ensure that as little of the story as possible depends on it. Comics just aren’t great at conveying a slamming door out of shot – think of it as the opposite of radio.