
Instagrammers-in-Residence: Jordi Castells


My name is Jordi Castells and I’m adapting Laura Esquivel’s latest novel “Lupita liked to Iron” into a graphic novel. I will be posting pics of my creativeprocess and inspiration all week!

@jcastells9 back with day 2 of my creative process. The first step after reading the novel was to write a script. Comic scripts are very similar to a screenplay but unique to the medium. My final graphic novel script had the same amount of pages as the prose novel! This process took about 6 weeks.

@jcastells9 with day 3 of my creative process. After identifying all the characters, I did character studies and designed their final versions. This is just a peek but I did several versions of each one, full body dimensions, etc.

@jcastells9 with day 4 of my creative process. After having all my character designs, the next step is to use my script to layout rough thumbnails to get a feel of page, composition and pacing.

@jcastells9 with day 5 of my creative process! The next step is to layout the page in Photoshop and sketch out the panels. I alternate between very loose or very tight pencils, depending on the scene and how I’m feeling that day.
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