I did the exercises suggested in the first lesson on panel composition and finished them completely. I didn't know there was a subsequent lesson on planning with those same scripts. So I've done the sketches my way, without following the "Assignment - Reduced Size Layout" lesson. I did them in a small notebook because I was away from home with my mother who was hospitalized. But after the "reduced size layout" lesson, I realized that planning them in detail is the best way to do them much better, considering the order, cleanliness, efficiency, and time saved. Explanation of the attached images: In the sketch of the robbery scene, I didn't bother framing it; I had a separate outline of how the panels would go and just focused on the idea. I also followed David's suggestion. Later, I made two more sketched proposals with pencil and marker. In the last one, which I didn't get to complete in a big way, I deliberately broke the rules of panel composition to see if something could be done with that composition. As I said, I never got around to it. In the laboratory scene with the mad scientist, I decided on a fish-eye overhead view. Proko's poster subtly includes Skelly. In the three-panel parking lot scene, I was clear that the last panel should be like an explosion after a tense calm. The first two are a close-up of the character, and my intention was to convey a sense of being cornered. Given the three-panel limitation, the shooting and hiding actions had to be in the same panel. In the final versions, there were significant changes. I'm learning a lot from this course.

In the sketch of the robbery scene, I didn't bother framing it; I had a separate outline of how the panels would go and just focused on the idea. I also followed David's suggestion. Later, I made two more sketched proposals with pencil and marker. In the last one, which I didn't get to complete in a big way, I deliberately broke the rules of panel composition to see if something could be done with that composition. As I said, I never got around to it. In the laboratory scene with the mad scientist, I decided on a fish-eye overhead view. Proko's poster subtly includes Skelly. In the three-panel parking lot scene, I was clear that the last panel should be like an explosion after a tense calm. The first two are a close-up of the character, and my intention was to convey a sense of being cornered. Given the three-panel limitation, the shooting and hiding actions should be in the same panel. In the final versions, there were significant changes.

Creating a comic page by David Finch. 5, 6 and 3 panels.