Production and planning

Research:
Artist research
Printing reserch
Materials research

Design development:
Print experimentation
Character turnabouts
Layout references

Production:
Story boarding
Scripting
Line art
Colouring
wording

Final production, printing:
Compilation and editing
Packaging and checks
Printing single splash pages
Printing full copies of the book.

Planning

16 weeks until two days before deadline

Materials and printing research = 1 week
Artist research and experimentation = 2 weeks
Character turnabouts and layout references= 1 week
Print experimentation = 1 week

Story boarding and scripting = 2 weeks
Line art and colouring = 5 weeks
Wording = week 1
Compilation and editing = 2 weeks
Packaging and checks =  1 week
Printing = 1 week