These are my sketches for a page spread that I am doing for my children’s book course. I had a ton of ideas and I did a bunch of thumbnails, but I opted for the simplest design in order not to get frustrated, and could complete it within the time frame allotted. Advice that IContinue reading “A page spread develops – artistic process”
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Spice is nice
Just a little spicy sketch…..
A little girl named bug
Here is the second character sheet with the little girl in the story. Her name is Bug and the balloon named Bob is her best friend
My final pose submission for Bob
Here is my character pose submission for the Illustrating Children’s Book Course that I am taking to up my knowledge on illustration submissions.
Another balloon character
Here is another version of my balloon character for the course I am taking. I got carried away the first week and did a bunch of them. The inspiration for this one was the Snow Punk in the movie “Jack Frost.”
Feedback time
Folks, I am working on putting a portfolio together and I am taking an illustrator’s workshop. My assignment this week is to take the character in the story and draw up a sheet with expressions for one of the characters. My character is a balloon named Bob. Here is what I have so far….please, ifContinue reading “Feedback time”
Little girl and her balloon
Here is my latest creation that I did for a workshop.
Balloons of summer
Playing with my character while listening to Don Henley….. The red balloon has his hair slicked back with his Wayfarers on and he’s off to join the Boys of Summer.
99 Red balloons…..
This song, both the English and German versions, have been a source of inspiration for me. I am taking a class that I actually purchased last year during a “big sale” back in November. Glad it was on sale then because I am not sure I could spare the finances now. Our assignment is toContinue reading “99 Red balloons…..”
Editorial art
We are slowly getting things more settled and my temporary studio in the garage is looking much more organized. During the move, I had been taking a Lilla Rogers class for artists looking to fine tune their skills and build a portfolio for illustration. It was tough moving and working on assignments for the class,Continue reading “Editorial art”
