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THE DESIGN JOURNEY of ‘Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer’ from ‘Paul Taggart’s Elphen Chronicles’
“Over the years I have been witness to Paul’s vision for Webstrand, the Tooth Gatherer, as he tirelessly worked away at the principal Masterworks oil paintings for this illustrated book. Ideas for the ultimate design of his epic chronicle developed in my consciousness as the collection grew – because ultimately, I knew this book had to reflect the richness of Paul’s paintings and the ‘tone of voice’ of his writing.
As Paul worked, so too did I. One treatment after another came and went, until such time as I was happy to share my design with Paul and Eileen, for whom I wanted to spring a surprise.
For the pages a background that resembles, distressed parchment, varying throughout the book, to complement the visual content and narrative that appears on each. Where the story gets darker in specific chapters, so too does the background of the pages – brightening as the narrative gets lighter.
As can be seen in some of the behind-the-scenes videos, Paul and I then went through his sketchbooks and thoughts for the content of the accompanying storytelling vignettes, which were intended to run throughout the story. The method of painting for these was something that Paul had uniquely developed, to also reflect the ‘tone of voice’ of his writings and the traditional techniques that mean so much to him.
Sunita Gahir - Design Director : Producer [Paul Taggart's Elphen Chronicles]