A note to myself on what to remember

I recently found a  note that I wrote to myself following a book I illustrated in 1998.  It was pertinent then and still is now.

I need to glue this to the wall in front of my work area.  Especially find exclusive time.

August 1998

Plan!!!

Find exclusive time

Organize

§  sketches

§  photos

§  pages

§  space

o   Establish characters

§  Location

§  Colour sketches

COMMUNICATE -  don’t hide – admit what you don’t know

Re-Learn your colours – what comes off easily /who can cover who

o   Skin tones

o   Colour in shadow and light (what colour is a shadow)

o   Colours under different moods and illumination

o   Colour harmonies

PREP

o   Paint anything and everything

o   Ask what is the nature of this thing

o   Paint  - mood

§  -texture

§  Personality

KEEP NOTES