I gave up on the color! I think this was genuinely a good decision BECAUSE I can just concentrate on the depth and shadows of the pages, and if I have to resort to self publishing it won't slaughter my bank account. Not that I'm a tightwad - but I think for now it's genuinely a safe choice.
HERE'S WHAT A FEW OF THE FINISHED BLACK AND WHITE PAGES LOOK LIKE:




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AND HERE ARE SOME PAGE SKETCHES:


I'm also incorporating some stories from the original book -- if you've seen the original book then you should vaguely remember some of it. If you haven't... well, I'm excited about this idea.