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Seems I've developed a habit of drawing Santa puppies each year.
Last year, we adopted a gorgeous puppy from the RSPCA and my brain had turned to puppy pulp from adoration. So, it was only natural I would draw a Santa puppy.
This year, I'm illustrating a picture book, featuring the cute fur-character above. Everyone else was wearing Santa hats and I didn't want the puppy to feel left out. This sweet, heartwarming Christmas story, written by Lili Wilkinson, will be published in time for Christmas 2017 by Allen and Unwin.
I'm currently up to the exciting colour stage of the picture book and have spent this week preparing and experimenting. Ignorant onlookers may call this part of the process, procrastination.
I've been working out my character colour palette, making my own texture brushes using pastel, pencil and watercolour, and experimenting with some new brushes I recently purchased from Kyle T Webster. I'm having so much fun procrast... I mean, preparing.
The deadline is fast approaching, so I'll be busy working on this book for the entire school holidays. My children have had to make their own fun at home so far. The inside of our house has turned into a paper jungle of lanterns, snowflakes and streamers dangling from windows, ceilings and fans. My husband and I pretty much have to crawl around on our hands and knees, so that we don't tangle ourselves up in it all. FYI - children design Christmassy lands for child height people only.
Our house is feeling festive at least.
Merry Christmas!
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| A small section of some final drawings from the book. |
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| A small section of my children's paper jungle. |
In a perfect world, I'd update my blog at least once a month. But the two projects I'm working on are technically too soon to show. So I'll show what I can and tell you more about them. Below is a book dummy I'm creating with a friend/author/colleague, Barb Ciletti. We're working as a team to submit to publishers and/or agents to get a book deal - fingers crossed. There's many revisions, but this is how it looks at the moment.
The second project is a book about mummies! The author is Rhonda Lucas Donald and it's our third book together. The publisher is Arbordale Publishing and it's our ninth book together.
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science has a new traveling exhibit,
Mummies: New Secrets from the Tombs so this is where my research began. The book is scheduled for Spring 2018. I'll be posting images from that project when I'm further along.
And below is what I do when I'm not drawing. I've written earlier about being a volunteer at
Fort Collins Museum of Discovery. One of my favorite things is being
a docent at the Historical Heritage Courtyard in Library Park. We have a couple of different events, Fort Collins Through Time with school groups and Culture in the Courtyard for the public.
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| Cathy Morrison (1905 Schoolmarm), Jeff Stone (Antoine Janis) and Cindy Tunney (Auntie Stone) |
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| Thank you Chris Winslow of FC Public Media for the photos. |
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| Tantramar Heritage Trust |
Ok, this photo is not really the students who visit the Upper Boxelder School. I found it online. But when I'm welcoming a school group to come inside and take a seat in the historic one room school house this is how I imagine they looked back in the day. We have a great time comparing and contrasting a day in the life of a student from 1905 and 2016.
Thank you for taking a look!
Cathy
Doing some experimenting with Photoshop brushes
for this month's theme of "Pig".
It's hard to believe it's already August. This year I've had my head buried in projects; four educational picture books, one trade book and several presentations. Yesterday I turned in final illustrations for Baby on Board which comes out in the spring. Now there's one more book and one more presentation to go. I have ideas I want to develop so I'm looking forward getting busy with new projects and open up some space to see what comes next.
In the Northern Colorado area we have Style Magazine. August's issue focuses on female entrepreneurs. I was fortunate to be interviewed by Elissa J. Tivona. Elissa is a journalist, she travels internationally to present her work in peace and conflict studies and teaches at CSU. She was wonderful to work with and I'm proud to be a part of this month's magazine.
Also I wanted to thank Elizabeth O. Dulemba for including Storytime in the Dome in her
Friday Linky List! Elizabeth is a Visiting Associate Professor of the Picture Book Design class at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia in the summer. She currently lives in Edinburgh Scotland, pursuing her MFA in Illustration at the University of Edinburgh. Plus, she's an all around good person to know. We're both members of
PictureBookArtists and I keep up her with her on her
blog these days.
Last, but hopefully not least, here's a couple of illustrations from
Baby on Board.
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They paddle very slowly as they swim along the coast.
But nestled under Mama's fin, this baby likes it most.
Manatee |
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Tucked in pouches, gripped in teeth
Propped on backs or underneath
This is what some animals do.
How did someone carry you? |
Thanks for taking a look. See you in September!
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Another new video showing more of my illustration process from the picture book Take Ted Instead (written by Cassandra Webb).
This video shows my illustration process in fast forward. I scanned my pencil drawing and greyscale watercolour washes, then coloured in photoshop.
I originally illustrated this for the cover of, Take Ted Instead, a picture book written by Cassandra Webb (New Frontier Publishing, 2016). However, I had to change the orientation layout of the boy and Ted to standing position, so the illustration would fit nicely around the words.
I'm working on a new book scheduled for Spring 2017. It's by Marianne Berkes and published by Dawn Publications. I'll post more as I go along. If you haven't guessed it's about how animals carry their young. How did somebody carry you when you were little?
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| Baby clings on Mama's Hair. |
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| This Mom is like a living raft as she transports her pup. |
Check back for new babies as I continue to draw; maybe a cub, a joey, a pup, a spiderling, who knows?
Thanks for taking a look!
Cathy
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| Over on the Farm cover |
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| So they swished with their tails at the pesky bumblebee |
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| "Waddle," said the mother. |
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| In a muddy pig pen lived a huge mother pig and her little piglets ten. |
It's always fun to get the first look at pdfs from a book I illustrated after the designer has finessed the layout with type and design. It's also fun to work on a book for very little kids that rhymes, can be sung, is a counting book and has a surprise rooster ending. This will be the fourth book
Marianne Berkes and I have done together and my fourth book for
Dawn Publishing as well.
Over on the Farm comes out spring 2016. I'm working on a second book that will come out the exact same day, so I'll be posting some images for that one in a bit. Now back to work for me.
Thanks for taking a look!
Here's a couple of new images from an upcoming picture book for the littlest readers. It's a counting book about baby farm animals and I'll have more to report as I go along.You're sure to see some oinks, moos and squeaks soon.
Otherwise I appreciate you taking a look and Happy Easter!
By: Rachel Frankel,
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While my color mood project is officially over, I haven’t stopped keeping an eye for effective uses of color and geometry in illustration and design. Because I happen to be a musician, I’ve also started creating gig posters for my band’s shows. The gig poster is an interesting format–you have to draw attention quickly and effectively, which typically means that it needs a striking illustration or eye-catching typography.
Dan Stiles is a cornerstone of the gig poster world, and has continued to surpass its limits with his incredible command of color and use of interacting shapes. He’s a Portland-based designer and illustrator with an award-winning track record, and has worked with clients such as Death Cab For Cutie, Feist, Nike, Birch Fabrics, MTV, and Wired Magazine.
Dan, originally from Ann Arbor, Michigan, got his footing in Portland during his college years. He gravitated towards design by falling into the role of rock-poster-maker at the University of Oregon. Interestingly enough, he got his start as a pen-and-ink artist rather than a digital pixel-pusher (which he expounds on in his interview with WeMake). As a punk DIY-er, he originally was avoidant of graphic design. It’s a relief to know that there were others who resisted digital illustration at first aside from me!
From there, he fell in love with the design process as well as the silkscreen process, which is often a principal element in many gig posters. His minimalist aesthetic and focus on the integrity of shape only lends itself to his chosen medium. As a gig poster designer, he often has complete creative control over the concept and execution of his designs.
Since those early days, Dan has branched out to advertising, branding/identity, surface design, packaging, and even creates his own books and merchandise. He’s worked with Birch Fabrics on their Marine Too and Mod Squad lines (the former of which was borne out of his design for an A.C. Newman poster). Dan cites his success as being dependent on his abundance of completed work.
“I look at it like the sorcerer’s apprentice. I’m Mickey Mouse, and every project I complete is another broomstick out in the world doing work for me. The more quality work I release, the wider my reach.” -Dan, from his interview with Birch Fabrics.
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on 11/11/2014
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So last February I went to the Society of Children's Books Writers and Illustrators conference in New York City. Made the journey all by myself, leaving my toddler 871 miles away with daddy in Atlanta. The first night there I got food poisoning, forcing me to miss the entire morning session on Friday. Oh, did I mention I was 2 months pregnant as well? It was an experience for sure.
But none of that really matters. What matters is what I learned from the convention and what came out of it. I've wanted to attend for years and was not disappointed. Learned a lot, including how to approach my portfolio and branding for the next time I attend.
What's especially wonderful is how many art directors/editors are right at your fingertips. The conference allows for a lot of self promotion. During the open portfolio showcase, where you get to display your portfolio as well as leave out business cards and postcards, I had an editor ask me about one.
He especially liked the little girl and wanted to know if there was a story to go with her and if I would send it to him.
"Yup!" I replied. I did have a story, just didn't know what it was yet.
So after the excitement, nervousness, panic, and anxiety went away, I asked a few experienced illustrators and writers at the conference what I needed to do exactly.
Elizabeth O Dulemba gave me some great advice. If an editor or art director asks you if you have a story, always say you have a story (check). Then take a couple months and write it. Editors expect it to take some time, and 2-3 months is not out of line. But make sure it is perfect! Illustrations to accompany are a bonus, but not necessary. He already liked my illustration style, he just wanted to know what it was all about.
So I followed their advice, kind of. Being pregnant and moving just a few months after the conference set me back a bit. Then a severe case of writers block set me back even more.
"You need to work on that story," my husband would often say.
"I know," was my only reply.
I have a lot of picture book ideas. I'm not saying every one is gold, but they are an idea, a place to start. But having an illustration and being told "come up with a story for this" put my mind in a fog I could not overcome. So I did the only thing I could do, took my time. Did research, had some
creative procrastination and worked on the story little by little.
Till voila, I had an idea. Which developed into a story. Which has since become a world with characters and setting and concept. Here is a little peak.
Once the storyboard is finalized I will send it off to the publisher! Only 6 months late.
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This makes for quite an interesting voyage!
Working on fun things this week. Starting with a fun little spread about a family of birds. I love that I get to flex some background work in this one..I always loved working on buildings and such.
More work talk of work to come.
Until then Happy Week!
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And a new style I've been working on this year:
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This week I am running late with my theme painting. This
time I sketched it initially in my sketchbook and painted it in Procreate. The
where a few peas in the pod but I put my slant on it.
My son says I should have written "Oh look Harold's being eaten!" Monty Python
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Este bichito nació de un ejercicio que estoy haciendo. Dibujé todas la letras del alfabeto y a partir de sus formas básicas ilustré personajes. Este es el primero y está basado en la letra A. Eventualmente tendré una familia completa de bichitos raros.
This creature was born from an exercise that I´m doing. I drew all the letters in the alphabet and from their basic forms illustrated characters. This one is the first and it´s based on the letter A. Eventually I´ll have a complete family of weird creatures.
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This is a drawing for a project I´ve been working on.
Este es un dibujo para un proyecto en el que he estado trabajando.
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Another fun family portrait commissioned by a beautiful family. I loved that they had a vision for this portrait. This scene is inspired by their beautiful 2 year old daughters love for duckies. I love duckies too! Which made this such a fun project to work on.
This baby’s ready to be shipped off to its permanent home in Ohio!
Hope you like your new print Tobias Family!
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Mi Blog ha estado olvidado, pero ha empezado un nuevo año (hace rato, ya lo sé) y espero actualizarlo, al menos una vez a la semana. Han pasado muchas cosas que me han mantenido desconectada, entre ellas: construir una casa, ahora estoy viviendo en el campo, lejos de la ciudad, hay mucho verde a mi alrededor y estoy acompañada por mis perros, gatos y mi novio. En resumen ha sido un cambio maravilloso, pero hemos trabajado mucho en la casa y no he tenido mucho tiempo de concentrarme en mis proyectos personales.
Esta ilustración es del año pasado de Noviembre, pero no la había publicado. Fue hecha para una convocatoria de la página 27pm.net, que es un proyecto colectivo de ilustradores, para su exposición “Mundos desconocidos”. Las fotografías son de Natalia Uribe, gracias Naty.
My Blog has being kind of forgotten, but a new year has begun (long time ago, I know) and I hope to update it at least once a week. Lots of things have happen that have kept me away, like: building a house, I now live in the country, far from the city, there is a lot of green around me and I am accompanied by my dogs, cats and my boyfriend. Briefly its been a wonderful change, but we have been working a lot on the house, and I haven´t had much time to concentrate on my personal projects.
This is an illustration I did last year on November, but I hadn´t publish it. It was made for a web page called 27pm.net, that is a project of a collective of illustrators, for it exhibit “Mundos desconocidos” (Unknown Worlds). The photograph is from Natalia Uribe, thanks Naty.
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Maggie pitched some of her artists for a chapter book series and I didn't have much of anything appropriate for the project, so I whipped one out over the weekend.
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A private commission from a good friend. A gift for his wife and daughter for Calista’s 1st birthday! (so sweet.) This kid unbelievably cute. Apparently this is exactly the kind of love that Calista and Chloe have for one another. It’s interesting how their cat doesn’t claw her, if I tried to do that to my cat I’d hear grumbling followed by an intense need to squirm and claw her way out of my grip…I tried this last week..
The final image was 15×16″ so it needed to be custom framed. Had a hard time trying to find a custom frame shop that would be able to finish the frame on time for her 1st birthday. But luckily we found someone who got it done 3 days after the Thanksgiving weekend. They did a lovely job at that. I hope they love it as much as I do.
Tabitha got a little jealous during the unwrapping.
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Earl and his pet “dog” Lurkey, Wish you a Happy Turkey Day!
I sure do have a lot to be thankful for this year! But its all gone by so fast. I wish I could hold on to it just a little bit longer…
Oh well.
Thanksgiving lunch at my house. This year I’m going to go at it in cooking my very first turkey. Let’s hope it’s edible! Will post the outcome…
maybe!
Gooble Gobble!! Happy Thanksgiving folks!
Here is a link to a little illustrated ad I´ve done for Bournemouth University (animated by Richard Shaw), click here to have a look BU Animated Illustration ad
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Its been so looong, but lost of things have been happening, good things. But now things are back to normal, almost normal. This is my latest illustration for They Draw & Cook, for the cooking 4 kids contest. Hope you enjoy it and you should really try this one, its delicious.
Ha pasado mucho tiempo, pero muchas cosas han estado pasando, cosas buenas. Pero ahora las cosas están un poquito mas normales. Esta es mi última ilustración para They Draw & Cook para el concurso de cocinando para niños. Ojalá les guste y deberían intentar esta, es deliciosa.
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Adam Hunter Peck is an illustrator specializing in book covers, interiors, editorial, institutional, and game art. His favorite genres are fantasy, science fiction, and children’s book illustration, but he’s always up for a new challenge.
Adam’s clients include Pearson, Odyssey Magazine, Fairwood Press & Talebones Magazine, and his work has appeared in juried publications by the Society of Illustrators and Communication Arts.
Adam graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design with honors.
Does the first picture below look familiar? It is another version of the illustration we used for our prompt.
Here is Adam with a little bit about his process:
When I’ve received and read an illustration brief, the first thing I do is begin sketching small thumbnails to explore composition ideas, either with a pencil or a Wacom tablet & Photoshop. Here I’m playing with perspective, silhouettes, lighting, color, and action. Once I’ve decided on a composition, I begin collecting photo references to learn more about the form and specifics of my subjects. This stage might give me interesting ideas for details to add later. Next I’ll begin a value sketch in Photoshop, blocking out the basics and gradually carving out details, much like the process of sculpting. With a solid greyscale foundation, I begin adding color and painting details.
Generally, I work exclusively digitally. I’ve found this to be optimal because it’s easy to transport, edit, and undo. When I do work physically, I paint with acrylics because it’s easy to paint over mistakes and change with layers.
Once I’ve been briefed by a client, I like to learn as much about the subject as possible. This includes asking questions, extensive research, or in the case of book illustrations, reading the book cover to cover. Being highly educated on the subject gives me more options to tell a compelling story with pictures. Once I’ve created a comprehensive color sketch, I’ll email it to the client and ask for approval, making it clear that I won’t continue until I’ve received their feedback; this is the most important exchange during the illustration process. When they give me the green light, I work until the illustration feels done, then email it and ask for feedback again. Any changes at this stage should be minor.
After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design (illustration major), my first illustration jobs came from basement publishers who had little to offer but passionate visions for their pet projects; I considered this my stint in the minor leagues, which helped build my client list and my professi
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It’s amazing what a difference the color/lighting in the illustration for The Glass Forest is! This version pulls you in, but with a completely different emotion. The brightness through the trees brings to mind much different ideas.
cute puppy!
I can see why your pup ends up in your art. My art is inspired by things in my world.
Thank you for stopping by so that I could see your charming art.
Wishing you the best with your project.
Thanks Tammie Lee :)
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