“When I do the final inking, I have a general idea of the color scheme,” Gardner says. “Sometimes I throw a little rough color on the sketch. Usually I scan the sketch, drop in some color, and send that to the art director to see if they’re into it.” Photo 4 of 10 in Sketches Beyond by Norah Eldredge from The Making of Dwell with Chris Gardner

Sketches Beyond

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“When I do the final inking, I have a general idea of the color scheme,” Gardner says. “Sometimes I throw a little rough color on the sketch. Usually I scan the sketch, drop in some color, and send that to the art director to see if they’re into it.”