Elliot's Storm Story / Thesis
Process Book
Book
Illustrations
The thesis project is a children’s chapter book, for ages 9 to 11, about what occurred before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. The book is narrated by a native of New Orleans who experienced first hand the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The book is an illustrated story about a family of Egrets who evacuate to their summer home outside of Covington, LA, and they experience all of the realities of a Category 5 hurricane, as well as being Katrina refuges in Houston, TX. In the first chapter, the main character, Elliot who is a young boy, helps his father to make the necessary preparations for Hurricane Katrina, while learning the general information about hurricanes, wetlands, and levees. Elliot and his family evacuate to their summer house in the second chapter, and soon realize the seriousness of the storm when two trees hit their house the day of the hurricane. After hearing the news that the levees broke on the radio, Elliot’s family decides to go to Houston. When Elliot and his family finally reach Houston in Chapter 3, they watch images of New Orleans for the first time on the news, and discover the entirety of the devastation. They return to a different New Orleans,
Process
Week 1/2
Brainstorm ideas
Finalize idea
Week 3/4
Research
Week 5/6
Develop plot
Make storyboard
Week 7/8
Illustrate with Pen and Ink
Write first drafts of Chapter 1 and 2
Scan illustrations/ Bring into Adobe Illustrator
Week 9
Experiment with illustration styles/ Creating textures
Scan textures/ Begin to add textures to illustrations
Week 10
Work on illustrations
Write first draft of Chapter 3
Week 11
Work on illustrations
Write text for process book
Take Pictures of Process
Week 12
Edit first drafts of text
Finalize spreads/ Type set
Make spreads for Process book in Adobe InDesign
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Process Book
Elliot's Storm Story/ Process Bk
Book ( still a work in progress!!)