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1. Fall Foliage
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By: David Opie, on 10/4/2016
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This illustration is being used for the fall
New England SCBWI Facebook page banner.
By David Opie.


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2. Happy Pig
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By: David Opie, on 9/1/2016
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David Opie. Digital.
Pigs are fun to draw. By David Opie

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3. Rooster Crossing the Road
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By: David Opie, on 6/2/2016
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Pencil, digital. © David Opie

Illustration from a book proposal. 
By David Opie.

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4. Detail from "Turtle and Rabbit"
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By: David Opie, on 4/5/2016
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This is a detail from a recent-ish reading book.
Done in watercolor.
David Opie

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5. Monkey and the Engineer
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By: David Opie, on 1/15/2016
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David Opie - Monkey and the Engineer

Monkey and the Engineer
By David Opie
Ink, digital

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6. Moving Postcard
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By: David Opie, on 6/10/2015
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Here's the illustration from a "moving" (or maybe, "just moved") postcard that I recently sent out.

Murray Moves Ink and watercolor
By David Opie
www.spacemandave.com

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7. Landscape
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By: David Opie, on 1/13/2015
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Canyon de Chelly, AZ

I painted this watercolor from a photo that I took during a recent trip to
Canyon de Chelly, AZ. Click for a larger view.
-David Opie.

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8. May Your Days Grow Longer (and Warmer)
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By: David Opie, on 12/22/2014
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By David Opie. Ink, watercolor, gouache.
www.spacemandave.com

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9. "Read"
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By: David Opie, on 8/12/2014
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Pencil, digital color.
David Opie
www.spacemandave.com

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10. "Flowers" - David Opie
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By: David Opie, on 5/1/2014
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This is from my app "Let's go, Murray!"

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11. "Bratty Snow White" - David Opie
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By: David Opie, on 3/6/2014
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This is a watercolor painting that I did for the recent
SCBWI Illustrator's Intensive.

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12. "Feeding Frenzy"
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By: David Opie, on 5/29/2012
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I did this illustration for a magazine article about feeding time at the zoo and all of the different meals the staff had to prepare. I decided to put the animals in a fancy restaurant setting. The piece mentioned a naked mole rat, and I didn't want to miss my chance to paint one! Done in ink and watercolor.

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13. I.F. "Sink"
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By: David Opie, on 12/17/2011
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The gator can just sink below the water and disappear, so watch out ...

Done in ink and watercolor in a Moleskine pad.

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14. Pirate with Hiccups
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By: David Opie, on 8/4/2011
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This is from a chapter book that I illustrated last year. In a major plot development, the captain gets a bad case of the hiccups.
-Dave Opie.

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15. Start to Finish - "Astroboy"
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By: David Opie, on 3/6/2011
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This series shows the stages of a recent illustration. The steps (in order): the sketch, the final graphite drawing, colors blocked in with Photoshop, the near-complete piece with the drawing Layer turned off, and the final illustration (completed in Corel Painter).

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16. Elephant Study
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By: David Opie, on 6/4/2010
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Here's a quick acrylic study of an elephant.

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17. Bicycle Study
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By: David Opie, on 2/4/2010
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Here's a recent study that I did in Painter. The drawing is a scanned pencil sketch, and all of the color is done in Painter. For the subject, I got the idea from my sister-in-law (who is not a little kid anymore, by the way): she opens up her backpack and tells her dachshund that it's time to go for a ride. He'll jump into the bag, she puts it on, and off they go on their journey!

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18. The Coyote and the Rabbit
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By: David Opie, on 11/24/2009
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I did this illustration for a reading book that came out this year. As you can probably guess, the "wascally wabbits" out-foxed the arrogant coyote.

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19. Invention - David Opie
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By: David Opie, on 8/26/2009
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This is a piece that I just finished. It's from a book idea that I'm developing, and it just happens to be about an invention that goes haywire! I'm rethinking that yellow sky--it's starting to look a little "nuclear" to me. Your thoughts?
Medium: mostly gouache, with some pastel and colored pencil

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