Creating a Graphic Novel : Art – Food – Photography

Click for Act 2 – Page 1 Roughs. Act 2 builds on the conflict as the new family of cats begin to steal fish away from Tabby’s family. It’s also the chance for the B-Story between the 2 kittens to develop. A second chance meeting as the 2 kittens literally bump into each other again. […]

Click for Act 2 – Page 1 Roughs. Act 1 serves as the setup or the catalyst of the story. With the closure of their local fish market, another family of cats enters Tabby’s neighborhood. Act 2 sees the conflict build as this new family starts taking fish away from Tabby’s family! Page Act 2 […]

Act 2 starts with a new day. It’s really a setup page with Tabby’s life on the left and the Fish Market Family of cats on the right. While Tabby gets up in his cozy bed and struts the neighborhood, the other family of cats had the brave the outside and are now planning their […]

Project Tabby‘s roughs of Page 15, 16 & 17. (Check here for previous roughs.) This completes the roughs for Act 1. The Fish Market Family (from out of town) have now regrouped under the clock tower. Each of them of sharing what they have learnt about the new neighborhood. This ending to Act 1 is […]

Project Tabby‘s roughs of Page 14. (Check here for previous roughs.) This is the continuation of the B Story. It’s meant to be sweet but a very innocent meeting. The shape of the centre panel is more than enough to explain to the reader what is happening without words! Page 14 roughs :

Project Tabby‘s roughs of Page 13. (Check here for previous roughs.) I’m particularly fond of this page. It’s the start of the B-Story where the male kitten from Tabby’s family meets the female kitten from the other family of cats. It’s really a chance meeting where the 2 kittens bump into each other. It’s a […]

More roughs from Project Tabby. I like these 2 pages, they show Tabby and his family enjoying some fishy treats. One of the kittens is missing though! (The next few pages were cover where he is!). Act 1 is to set the scene and establish the central conflict. Wait for Act 2 for the fur […]

Project Tabby is progressing well. Act 1 is now inked and Act 2 has started! I’ll continue to provide artwork updates and in this post are the roughs for Page 8 and Page 9. The second family of cats (a.k.a. Fish Market Family) after being chased up from their arrive decide to move into Tabby’s […]