Saturday, January 26, 2008

Donald problems in work page 3 panel 1



The move from sketchbook to artboard did not go well. Even simple things became harder so I am focusing on one panel for the moment. Looking back at the script - the car is all wrong and what was intended to be a final pencil did not look as good (composition) as the thumbnail that I started with. To top it all off, Donald looked a lot like Daffy. I was doing fine Donald drawings (with audience) without reference - but the panel 1 Donald... just ugg. But before hitting these problems I went to the font size problem using my math brain.

The Comic book dimensions are 6 ¾ x 10 inches. From there I determined that 300 pixels per inch figures a panel of 2025 (half 2025 is 1012 1/2) pixels by 3000.
So each panel (assuming 8 panels per page) can be worked on in a single image of a little over 1000 pixels

I was able to get a pretty good match with a 11 point comic book like font (hair larger than sample page) at 300 pixels per inch. (I used a scan of a Donald Duck like comic for comparison).

For people using prepped artboard the dimensions are: 10x15 drawing area on drawing board with bleed of ½ inch all around (1 ¼ bleed on the bottom margin)

Math brain off.

4 comments:

Girish said...

Awesome cartoons on page!

David Juel said...

Thank You very much Girish!

The Music Connection Orchestra said...

Hi David,

Very nice drawings.

I used to know a David Juel as child growing up on the East Coast. I am just wondering if you are the same person. I remember him being a very talented in art even then. Let me know if this sounds like you.

Thanks!
George

David Juel said...

Hello George,

Sorry - wrong coast. But there are so few Juels in the world the David you know is probably a relative.