Coyote Confidential: A Taos New Mexico Blog

In the next few posts, I will demonstrate my process for making storyboard #23 for "Mystery’s Night." I will first scan a penciled drawing that shows a few panels. I sat down one afternoon and mocked up all the drawings in graphic-novel format. I will make adjustments in a wide-screen format for the final online version. For this panel I will enlarge the pencil sketch (A) and tighten it. I will trace it to Bristol board on a light box. I will use an 0.05 Staedtler pigment liner for my pen. I want the final scan to be adaptable to print. I will scan the pencil sketch in grayscale mode, with a minimum 300 dpi resolution. After I trace the drawing, I will scan it in black and white with a minimum 300dpi resolution. Note: I scan at this minimum (300 dpi) so the scans can be used for printing later (marketing materials, posters, etc).

To see an enlarged greyscale scan of the pencil drawing (A) click: http://frederickaragon.com/gallery.php?folio_id=8

To see Work-In-Progress storyboards of "Mystery's Night" click:
http://frederickaragon.com/gallery.php?folio_id=6