Limited art notes in the MS, combined with good communication from the art director or editor is the sweet spot. I agree 1 billion % on allowing room for us to play! Let us work the magics!
Oh yessss, Thanks for that point! I'm totally forgetting just having a meeting beforehand with the publishing team to discuss out ideas is definitely the perfect spot.
AND LET US DO THE MAGIC! We want to play always, and forever...and eat cookies.
YES. First of all, Richard Scarry must be held accountable for his actions.
Second, I totally agree that getting SOME art notes at the beggining is super helpful. I liken it to a director not giving any guidance when directing a movie. Even if there's just a basic, "You know, kind of like this" at the start, it lets you have a little structure before you spend weeks, months, years going in the wrong direction.
BUT having worked in animation for so long, I do not think animation writers should be given the chance to make art notes. Book writers, maybe a different breed haha, but TV WRITERS?! I BANISH YOU.
And I guess what I'm talking about is the very, very first pass with a manuscript. Like I want to figure out the images that their words bring out, without suggestions of what should be on the page. So I do quick thumbnail dummy to figure everything out, and send that off. So it's more like doodles I can easily change at this stage. I definitely don't do any final drawings or art until my rough dummy has been approved.
Agreed that an art note sandwich is the best! Little bit at the beginning, more in the middle, and NONE at the end, ha! Open sandwich I guess.
Art Note Tartines 4ever!!
Limited art notes in the MS, combined with good communication from the art director or editor is the sweet spot. I agree 1 billion % on allowing room for us to play! Let us work the magics!
Oh yessss, Thanks for that point! I'm totally forgetting just having a meeting beforehand with the publishing team to discuss out ideas is definitely the perfect spot.
AND LET US DO THE MAGIC! We want to play always, and forever...and eat cookies.
More cookies with manuscripts!!
YES. First of all, Richard Scarry must be held accountable for his actions.
Second, I totally agree that getting SOME art notes at the beggining is super helpful. I liken it to a director not giving any guidance when directing a movie. Even if there's just a basic, "You know, kind of like this" at the start, it lets you have a little structure before you spend weeks, months, years going in the wrong direction.
BUT having worked in animation for so long, I do not think animation writers should be given the chance to make art notes. Book writers, maybe a different breed haha, but TV WRITERS?! I BANISH YOU.
Justice for Turkey Cob!!
And I guess what I'm talking about is the very, very first pass with a manuscript. Like I want to figure out the images that their words bring out, without suggestions of what should be on the page. So I do quick thumbnail dummy to figure everything out, and send that off. So it's more like doodles I can easily change at this stage. I definitely don't do any final drawings or art until my rough dummy has been approved.
Please bring polydactyl cat story into our lives! 😻
'Polly the Polydactyl Cat'
'On Polly's first winter holiday, her Grandmama took her to get mittens, but there were no mittens to fit her...'
IT PRACTICALLY WRITES ITSELF 🙀