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Sequential Imagery and Drawing Practice:  Steven Subotnick

Steven Subotnick was an artist who stuck out to me when i was reading the book Animation Sketchbooks as he has these designs that are so detailed and done in inks and charcoals, but then when he does his storyboard sequences, they are a lot simpler and just there to show what is happening. This is common as a storyboard artist doesn't have time to make each one a masterpiece, they need to do so many that a basic design is a whole lot more practical. This is why i loved his work because many people expect them all to be done to an exquisite level, when that really isn't good for time managing a project.

Here you can see where he has done simple tonal pencil drawings to show a hunter going through a wood. He has used different angles of the pencil to create the different effects and to get different textures into the animal, as well as the trees and fields.