From the wee folk of long ago (fairies, leprechauns, pixies…) to Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina, and to Mary Norton’s The Borrowers, sentient beings of very small size have fascinated, delighted, and horrified us, but they never fail to capture our attention. In writing this piece I discovered there are far more books about wee folk […]
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Blog: The Giant Pie (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Brooke B. (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I decided to save "The Golden Bird" for another month and to do "Thumbelina" for March instead. Here's a detail of little Thumbelina with the field mouse.
In other news, Abigail Halpin has decided to continue her Comic Diary, which makes me really happy.
Also, in non art related news, March is Endometriosis Awareness month. Around 10% of women suffer from Endometriosis. If you're curious about Endo, you can read a little about it here.
Blog: Monday Artday (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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While Maddy Kettle is already underway my editor asked me to revisit some scenes and refine them. So I took scans of the most recent marker and paper thumbnail draft and started drawing over top of them on the Cintiq using Photoshop. I found this a really useful process as I felt totally free to try different things without feeling tied down to a composition.
Here's page one. On the left is the version drawn on the Cintiq and on the right is the original drawn on paper with marker. My intent on page one was to just tweak it but I found myself redrawing it entirely and in the process discovering how static the original composition is.I ended up erasing the whole image and replacing it.
And this is page three, again the new version on the left and the old on the right. Here is an example of me tweaking a page digitally rather than redoing the whole thing. Because I can zoom in I found I could define actions better, hand gestures and head tilts that I find difficult otherwise in this stage of the process.
Please don't think I'm suggesting the Cintiq is the best tool for drawing period. I find I'm taking to it quickly and it's very suitable for the kind of work I'm doing right now.
Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Here's the sketchbook I keep all my thumbnail sketches and Maddy Kettle related drawings for the first book.
I've received a lot of helpful career advice lately, thanks everyone!
Blog: The Well-Read Child (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Thumbelina: Tiny Runaway Bride by Barbara Ensor
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade (May 13, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0375839607
ISBN-13: 978-0375839603
Thumbelina: Tiny Runaway Bride by Barbara Ensor is a contemporary spin on the classic tale of the tiny girl, Thumbelina. The book begins showing Thumbelina's mother, Anne Marie, who is desperate for a child handing over her life savings to a witch. Anne Marie gets her child, and as we all know, this child is so small that her mother names her Thumbelina.
As Thumbelina grows, we see that her mother becomes extremely overbearing and overprotective. She reads Thumbelina's diary, edits her spelling and grammar, and writes her own comments to her daughter's private thoughts in the diary itself. Thumbelina is a bit spunky and longs to go outside on her own and to have a bit of freedom. When her mother reluctantly grants her wish, she is carried off by a mother toad, looking for a bride for her son. The rest of the story chronicles Thumbelina's escape from the toad and her adventures that follow.
Scattered throughout the book are inkblot illustrations that resemble the Rorschach inkblot test. Thumbelina's messy handwritten diary entries with sentences and words crossed out are endearing and look like many of my own diary entries when I was that age. Tweens will relate to Thumbelina's desire to have a bit of freedom and will enjoy this lighthearted and fast-paced book with an unconventional ending.
Kids who enjoy this book may also enjoy Barbara Ensor's Cinderella (As If You Didn't Already Know the Story).
What other bloggers are saying:
Biblio File: "A nice retelling of a fairy tale that gives Thumbelina back her spunk without detracting from Anderson's original." (Read more...)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Eric Orchard (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Kayleen West (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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New FREE e-book on Artists Pitfalls. As we speak I am finishing off my first free e-book for artists, which covers some of the pitfalls when learning to paint. I hope to launch it on this blog later this week. To make sure you remember to get a copy for yourself subscribe to my Easy Updates via the subscription form on the right panel of this blog.-----------------------> This free e-book will
Blog: Kayleen West (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Bright Bridge reflections Oil $450 Again my blog has been quiet as so much has been going on but here I am again. I woke absolutely exhausted this morning as I have been up from midnight till about two or three am most nights for a couple of weeks now. Paid work has been quiet however I have had plenty to consume me of late. Working for oneself demands flexibility, commitment and mental
Blog: C.A. Martin's Slumberland Studio (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Here are some little bits scanned from my sketchbook, most I tweaked in Photoshop. They aren't very new, but I wanted to post something.... anything really. I feel stale so I'm attempting to motivate myself by using this blog to post ideas and sketches and finished work as much as possible. I don't know what (if anything) will come of these, but there you have it.
This is my Thumbelina as directly inspired by an illustration by David Johnson.
This was a character sketch of Oliver Twist. I'm currently working on an actual painted version of this. It's not an illustration so much as it is practice on my stylization. I'll post that painting as soon as it's done. Maybe tonight even.
Just a girl in a field with some dark figures surrounding her....don't really know where this was headed.
Here we have a little piggy ala Wilbur, but that's just a coincidence. I like piglets is all. I started a painted version of this but hated it so I will probably retry it someday.
Some character studies I did for Pinocchio...
This is a sketch for a spot illustration for Pinocchio.
Um, I guess this would be a knight and white horse near a pretty tree with a castle in the distance...I find this really boring, actually...
It needs some spice. Plus I think the colors are too cheery for the mood I originally wanted to give it.
I wanted to do this piece to continue exploring the theme of humanized animals and parental bonds, but I thought it wasn't really presenting much more than a cute-ified Corbis photo, so I put it on hold.
I guess this is my try at a cool old sea captain, but the picture isn't very narrative and he kind of looks like my dad, so I've not pursued this any further yet.
Beautiful! And thanks for sharing the Comic Diary - it's awesome!
Adorable! Is her chair made from lolly pop sticks? Love it!
...and postage stamps for pictures! Brilliant detail :D
The details in this are wonderful. I can't wait to see when it's done.