Everyone has their own way of creating a comic strip, but this - generally - is how The Rainbow Orchid takes shape...

Already there have been pages and pages of notes and ideas concerning the plot and characters, laying a foundation for the entire project. This will include all kinds of research, mainly found in books, newspaper archives and some web sites. It's important to get the details right in this kind of story, it brings the environment to life and gives the characters and setting authenticity.

The sketches and notes shown to the right were for the development of Newton and his debut scene. Originally it was to feature Newton on a bicycle, but this was abandoned as it didn't help the story in any way.

Newton's bike is a good example of an idea I really liked, but the flow of the story dictated some strict editing, and it had to go. In my head Newton still uses a bike as his mode of transport, and it may find an outlet later on in the story!