Diagrammatic illustration - Giving instructions

I looked at the internet for instructions on how to make a cup of tea. Here are some of my findings:

Making tea: anime girl
giving instructions, for primary schools
taking out tea bag with spoon

After receiving comments from my tutor, I decided to work from cartoony sketches in my sketchbook, as if I was telling how to make a cup of tea with a "Mother" character. 

I made the sketches in the wrong order, and sometimes added the text later, on the computer. My drawings got better, but on reflections the 'Mother' character doesn't always look the same. I also used different pens (felt tips fine liners or dip pens).

On reflection, I have learnt that it was good to follow my tutor's advice, especially the fact that I shouldn't forget that the process should be enjoyable. on occasions I got stuck, as my drawing of objects in different positions (like a pouring kettle or bottle of milk) was not too good. I resorted in using photocopying of my sketch of the object in the standing position, in different sizes, cutting and gluing. I found that so much fun, that I am sure I will use it again, exploring visual posibilities further...

I realised that I had considered the order in which the images will be 'read' by the viewer, but not how the elements would fit together. Ideally, I should have considered if there were going to be pages, and make them consistent. There may be a software available to help with this?


Following my previous 'making a cup of tea' illustration, I also wanted to make a simple one, on one page, without text. I used colour to enhance some of the features: