Explanation of last post

Sadly have not been updating, however- have been taking pictures and working on project- before I post new ones- I'm going to go over what the first post of pictures were about and the process this week.

1- The stage for the project. I will probably use this same one for each scene I create. That way they'll be the same size. The flaps on top will help with controlling light when I actually take the pictures and will be used for floating objects, such as the cannonballs. (I'll use it a lot more for the underwater Cousteau scene)

2&3- Cardboard and stock paper used for the hill. Napoleon figure used to measure scale on rest of picture.

4- Napoleon. Cardboard tab is left on bottom so that when the boulder he will stand on is built, it will also be utilized as a hidden way to allow him to stand. The stock paper will be wrapped around the cardboard for the boulder.

5- Process. 2-d figures made from sketches-> scans -> print outs (allows easy scaling and multiples for color roughs) -> water color wash -> colored pencil and pen -> taped on cardboard and cut out

6- Decided to attach string as ropes to the masts

At this point, I only had Napoleon and a couple ships near finished. The ships took a lot of time. I lost my exacto knife and used scissors to cut them out which was tedious work and required some gluing after a few misplaced snips.