Back in the Ancient Days (before computers), animators, cartoonists, and architects used to use something called non-photo blue pencil. You sketched your underdrawing in blue and then you drew your final lines in black over the blue. Then, when you went to Ye Olden Xerox Machine and made a copy…
In THEATRICAL vs. CINEMATIC STORYTELLING, I mention a lot of things like “zoom,” “pan,” “establishing shot,” etc, which are terms typically used to direct cinematography in movies. While there aren’t any “cameras” in comics, the artist is still both director and cinematographer: they direct the shots, understand…
What do I mean by “cinematic” and “theatrical” storytelling? Before the advent of moving film, people mostly saw plays on a stage. The theatre! You were in a fixed seat with a fixed stage. The only things that moved were the actors, the sets, the costumes, and maybe the lighting…
If you are a children’s book writer or illustrator, you probably already know what “kidlit” means but maybe aren’t so familiar with graphic novels. If you come from comics and graphic novels, I’m not gonna assume you know what kidlit means. So let’s explain both what they ARE and what they are NOT.
