Visual Language- Set/scene/Sequence-Sequential Imagery and Drawing Practice-3-Fiona Staples

Sequential Imagery and Drawing Practice: Fiona Staples

Fiona Staples is a comic book artist who has done storyboards that start out very simple before the works on them, and they gradually get more detailed until the final outcome can be created.

For storyboards, basic block shading can be enough to let animators understand what is happening and what the perspective and lighting needs to be. This can be seen in the second image and they are still basic drawings but with small amounts of colour added to create a more detailed final design.

In the last image you can see how setting out the sequence as simply as possible can get a really nice overall look when it gets to the final stage. I like the aesthetic that she has with her work at the colours are all soft tones so the comic isn't too hectic in detail which can distract the eye of the viewers too much.

I would love to produce an animation with this comic style in the future as it gives are really nice look overall which appeals to me. I will also produce my storyboards more in this style too as it looks professional and it straight to the point, with not unneeded detail, clouding the small drawings.