I’ve been very busy for the last couple of months putting together my new teaching schedule for 2011. I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve just added two children’s book illustration courses to the line up. The first one starts Saturday, January 29th and runs from 10am -4pm at Jerry’s Artarama in Raleigh. For more info [...]
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How to Create a New Artistic Style.
I love illustrating for kids because it allows me to be super creative and have tons of fun while I’m doing it. Whether I’m developing a new character for a logo or illustrating a children’s book I’m all about trying new things. Developing a new style takes time. It also takes a bit of trial [...]
Creating Characters for a Children’s Book – Part 5
This is part 5 of Creating Characters for a Children’s Book. My homework for today was to begin putting together thumbnails for my interiors. My thumbnails are coming along nicely. Since this book is 24 pages it will take a little bit of time for me to get through them all. In the meantime I’ve [...]
Creating Characters for a Children’s Book – Part 4
This is part four in the series Creating Characters for a Children’s Book. In case you missed the other three here’s a quick review. Characters are all approved. Color is complete on two and the third one is underway. Based on the story line I thought it would be cool to add a donut to [...]
Creating Characters for a Children’s Book Part 3
This is part three of Creating Characters for a Children’s Book. If you’ve missed parts one and two here’s a quick recap. I’ve been working on the characters for a new children’s book. One of the characters is done, another is in the color stage and one still needs a little bit of work. Last [...]
Creating Characters for a Children’s Book. Part 2
Good news readers… my sketches were approved! If you follow along with my blog you’ll remember in yesterday’s post I showed you the beginning stages of how I create the characters in the children’s books I work on. This is part two of Creating Characters ( In today’s episode I will be playing the parts [...]
Creating Characters for a Children’s Book
I illustrate quite a few books each year but I hardly ever get to show you guys the development process that goes into it. Most things are under contract and I can’t show them until they’ve been published (sometime that can take up to a year). Like most artist and illustrators I have about a [...]
