Editing and revising your work

- Image making requires that we revise the world around us…focusing on what matters most for conveying our ideas.…Knowing what to include and what not to include in an image…is a fundamental skill for strong composition.…Once you've nailed down some of the key components…of your idea or story,…editing and revising the visual is essential.…Before you start a project, ask yourself…what am I trying to say with this image or project.…Answering this question will help you to know…what to keep in and what to edit out,…or what pieces need to change in some way.…

When I worked on the thumbnails in the storyboard…for the picture book, "Little Mouse's Painting,"…by Diane Wolkstein, there were plenty of changes…from thumbnail sketch to finish.…I started with a layout of tiny, rough, thumbnail sketches.…Each drawing is about one and a half inches square,…drawn with a mechanical pencil, on vellum trace paper.…I began with this sketch, but revised…the character's position in the scene.…She needed to be more central as the main focus…