Storyboard

This is a rough idea of the kind of tone I want to express in my book. I think it's playful and a bit comedic, but contemplative at the same time, as you notice gradually that she is getting older and less playful as the frames go on. I think this tone suits my idea, as growing up is both a lot of fun and pretty sad in retrospect, so I want to capture both of these contrasting elements. To improve these I need to start experimenting with colour, and I want to use a real media instead of colouring it digitally, which is a medium I'm already familiar with and want to get away from. 

I do however like the image of the little character being the only source of colour, as it lines up with my ideas of youth being vibrant but impermanent and separate to the enduring backdrop of nature and the old natural world that doesn't seem to change or age alongside us.