Sincerely: We call this panel layout “the watchmen”. Elliwiny: I love ‘the watchmen’ panel layout for stuff like this. Before Opps, I did these flash cartoons where you’d hit the directional arrows to turn virtual pages like a slideshow. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Book 1 – Ch.1 – Pg.21
Sincerely: Like Elli said a bunch of pages back, there are a lot of transition pages like this to maintain the sense of space. I didn’t know how to write jokes yet but I think this bit is pretty good,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: Come on Jack, you’re going to be murder-voguing at some poor guy’s cell phone at the end of the week. Baron’s selfie habits are harmless! Baron kicking Atticus out of the selfie will never not be funny to me,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: Sin and I agree that front loading all this exposition adds some friction to readers who are just starting out, but my real regret is all that empty floor space. We could have had more room for some more[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: I’m still happy with how the tall panel turned out, actually. Sin killed it with the foreground plants. I’d also like to point out that there was a script note that told me to focus on Sara’s ass at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: Sara’s face is the biggest reason I went back and revisited these early pages in chapters 1 and 2. I just sort of settled into a design I liked better as I drew her more and more! And her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Elliwiny: Before we did Opportunities I would do these flash comics, where you could control the panel progression with arrow keys! I loved how you could do stuff like… make somebody blink slowly or subtly change an expression with a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Book 1 – Ch.1 – Pg.8
Elliwiny: When figuring out the pacing and paneling, Sin and I really wanted this strong feeling of PLACE. The story takes place in and around a single hotel, for starters, but understanding the plot relies heavily on knowing who is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…