I was inspired by the film poster project we are doing, to make my front cover a layered paper tunnel(esque) thing. I wanted my cover to be in a completely different style to match most comics that have way different art on there front covers. I also thought that it would be incredible eye catching if I pulled it off well.
I started by using the sketches I had done to map out the layers digitally (on my iPad) and then I printed them out onto separate pieces of paper so that I could use them as stencils on the different coloured papers. I then did the painstaking task of cutting them all out (which made my fingers and hands very sore). I then layered them and added cardboard and sticky foam pads to add a gap between the layers and enhance the shadow that would cast downward.
Once I had it all ready me and Helena booked in to use the photography studio. And I photographed them using a camera stand that hung flat above my work. This allowed me to take a clean flat (high res) photo of my work for the cover.
When I was editing the image and figuring out the title. I decided on a copyright free gothic font, but I didn't like the perfectness of a digital font. So I printed it out and cut out the letter on a cream paper and scanned that in.
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