taking the manuscript and simplfying scenes down into a image/character/place to best visual page.

I started by taking the manuscript and identifying key stages in the story to pinpoint with a person or scene that would work as a spot illustration that would describe the whole page of text. I looked for references to work from things that triggered my imagination. I created a Pinterest board to capture lots of images which may have worked in the scenes, working on these until I decided on one image as the focus. This worked well, allowing me to merge ideas from various sources, creating clear, usable images.