Posted

Sep 8th 2007

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Journal list:
#1 - Introduction: >LINK<
#2 - How to make the perfect villian: >LINK<
#3 - Designing Characters in a deadly situation. >LINK<
#4 - Designing the dangerous setting.
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In response to the last journal. I just snapped. That's it! I've been heavly stressed because of my heart problems that I've had an awful week lately. Sorry if I caused any greif.

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Now to have a story, we got to have a place to set it in. So where would giant killer plants fit in with a place where amounts of people would gather? A garden center, of course!

In the story the owner of the garden center, Mr.James Ifield, houses a biology experiment on plants in hopes that it will gain more attention for his upper class center.

Now the instant I thought of giant plants while writing the story was my local garden center. The idea was stuck in my mind that I had to do it.

While researching into the idea. I learnt a lot more about garden centers than I usually do.
For the outside design of 'Ifeild Gardens' I used this picture as a reference:


As for the inside I used my memories of my local garden center. however it's been a while since I went there.
While working on page 6, which was set inside the center, I ended up drawing a blueprint of the place to help me out.

Floor 1


Floor 2


You probably could tell that while making these I wasn't that serious about it. Though in all honesty I doubt many readers would want to look at the blueprints unless they're looking for continuanity errors.
But to me it's a rough draft to refer to when I get lost while drawing the backgrounds.

Now why a garden center of all things?
It's a good place to get an 'origin' going for these monsters in the My Tiger Heart universe. Yes, if all goes well I would bring them back along with the scientist who made them.
Originally I wanted to take my anger out on people who hurt me by drawing them getting eaten by plants then covering it up with a setting and story.
Also in a garden center there's some garden tools to help out the protagonists fight against these mutant plants.

It's like starting off with the basics with both me, the characters and the readers.

If I write these monsters back in, it has to be a jungle full of them with no modern gadgets to help people out.

Also if you want to be a extra in the background of the comic, being eaten alive or standing away in shock. Please tell me.

Next time: The perfect Protagonist.