The Scale of The Underground

As we look into more and more corners of The Underground, research further, and flush more out, I'm looking at many different aspects to be considered in developing the story. My next idea is what I'm calling 'Size Benchmarks'. I stole the core of the idea from The DC Heroes Roleplaying Game, but it's something that just makes sense when designing the book. I'd like to continue mixing in elements of Man's world into the lives of my insect characters, but in order to do so a level of scaling must take place. How big is Cyrus compared to...a Frito? OK. Maybe a Frito doesn't need to be considered, but things like coffee cups, bottle caps, toy cars, and such would definitely be common elements. So we'll be spending some time going over some common backyard items, measuring them in millimetres, and then drawing scale pictures of them.
In the second round of The Small Press Idol competition we were asked to submit our character designs/rotations. At that time I drew each of the characters on graph paper, to keep them in relative scale with one another. Now I'll be able to do the same thing, and hopefull we can start making use of alot of fun items to add more depth to this world. What about a watchtower made of a Tim Hortons cup? You never know...
Also! My beautiful wife has just uploaded the next step of the SPA Calendar piece. While I'm actually finished the picture now, you can go onto our Facebook group and check out the concept sketch (if you haven't already), as well as the rough pencils! I can't express enough how happy I am with the development of this piece. It's my first major work that put to use my new drawing tablet, and it was a great experience. I hope you enjoy, and as always, thanks for your continued support.
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