>>89838412Hey anon, I'm the guy who posted the page. Maybe I can explain a bit.
>Internet readersWhile this is true I would like to give my readers the benefit of the doubt, and hope they see where this is going. Obviously this whole endeavor was a major misstep from the reaction in this thread.
>the composition feels...not quite deliberate enough. the focus on figure in each seems arbitrary rather than choreographed.I assure you it's very deliberate. 1 is a far shot, 2 is a medium shot, and 3 is a closeup (or blackout, to disrupt the flow). Panel 5 on page 2 will have a larger shadowy figure, it's still WIP.
>The contrast of the orange and bluesThere is a general flow from yellow and harsh blood-red into a warm violet across the first page, which then continues in page two from violet to blue. The sun also transitions from blood-red into predominantly yellow. This is meant to show a progression within the dream from flashes of images and memories into a colder, linear narrative within the dream itself. This is expanded upon later, but I wanted to convey through color a sense of warmth cut between bad memories into a nightmare, which is why the shot scheme reverses as well across the pages and 1s become 3s. It narrows in further with each subsequent row.
>The eye being mirrored between pagesThis is also intentional. The shot of his right eye is a reoccurring motif and, if you follow the comic, you'll see the format is played with to reflect his mental state from the colors to the shot distance. It's always hit right eye for story reasons which will be revealed on page 174 I believe. The entire comic is fully mapped out at 188 pages. Every image in the first spread is explained and detailed further in the story, which is about a cartographer mapping a surreal, uncharted land while quietly stalked by the demon which resides there. I hope you'll stick around for it though! And thanks for actually going into detail about it, I appreciate the feedback.
