My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The only way to learn and hone your craft is by working hard and writing regularly.
When I know I'm going to work on a cover, I practically run to the computer! After working with words for so long, it's lovely to do something that's creative yet also the professional equivalent of scribbling in your own coloring book.
The important thing is to remember what most impressed you and to put it on canvas as fast as possible.
What I do is just go over and over and over my lines and learn the script so well that I can just be easy and relaxed. That's the way I always work.
Cover the canvas at the first go, then work at it until you see nothing more to add.
I always craft my words to the point where I think and hope they're perfect before I ever begin sketching.
My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.
My techniques are basics, but my willingness to be in the pocket and see things is very high level.
All I try to do is put as many colors as I can on the canvas every night.
As a creative person, you want to start with a blank canvas.