The first one:
I've managed to meet the first deadline for this book, which was rough drawings for the whole thing by Friday. Here is what they look like waaaaaaaaaay reduced down and blurred.
I can't show anything since its confidential. But I just had to give a sort of feel for it.
This is 30 pages of illustration, each one being roughly 9 x 11 inches, horizontal. So that makes a spread 9 x 22 or so. And I've lined them up in order, and squished them way down here. (The originals, all together, stretch 6 feet long, 2 columns wide, before they were shrunk.) I know!
Sorry I can't show you more! Really. Its been very fun to draw out. And I did it short of a week. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself.
Now let's hope the client likes them. Maybe I shouldn't be tooting my horn just yet...
All the pieces will be vignetted on the pages, rather than full bleed. There is no time for full bleeds on this one. But also, its for 4 and 5 year olds, so simpler art is actually better. This will be a challenge for me though, since the client likes my colored pencil style, which of course is really really slow. I'm not sure yet how I'm going to pull this off, but I will, somehow.
The second, and far more amazing thing, is this:
Its likely you've seen this already, but in case not, please watch. I've seen it 3 times today and have cried each time.
I hope that when she wins, eventually, and goes to sing for the queen, they don't tart her up too much or do an "extreme makeover" on her. I think she's lovely just as she is.
Isn't she amazing?
Thanks for adding this clip to your post.
And Bravo to you for the book!!!
Wow- way to go, Paula! That's a lotta art in a short time.
I LOVE Susan Boyle! What's not to love?
Woo hoo Paula, congrats on making the deadline! Thanks for the Susan Boyle link. You keep me in touch with all that is hip and happening in the world. :-)
Your amazing speed at laying out the book puts my efforts to shame... I am sooooo slooowwww!
And Susan Boyle made me stop im my tracks when she started to sing. We were wishing her a good performance simply because of the initial audience attitude to her dreams... and then she opened her voice to us all and WOW! I hope she can take on this huge life-changing challenge, and maintain her kind personality. I think she has a level head and will know what is right for her, and not easily be led astray.
Thanks so much for sharing this about Susan Boyle. I was overwhelmed by her courage and talent.
Congratulations on the book delivery--and I use that word on purpose!
congrats on getting all the roughs done :)
I thought that Susan was great! Thought it was great that she made the judge's jaws drop
Wow, sketches in less than a week! I think there's something to be said for tight deadlines. Not a lot of time to overthink things.
And yes, the Boyle story is WONDERFUL!!!