I probably should have researched what creamed herring actually looks like, but I couldn’t resist the urge to draw it as Calvin-esque goopy mush.
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Osbert and Joe
For my latest class assignment, I’m redoing the illustrations for the incredibly awesome book My Penguin Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. I chose this book because it’s a sweet story filled with great opportunities to show the characters interacting in playful ways. Plus, it’s one of my kids’ favorite books! I couldn’t possibly improve on [...]
Now with more dimensionality!
Stephen Gilpin has been posting some really cool instructional videos on his blog. Yesterday he answered some of my questions about adding dimensionality to your drawings (and gave me a really kind shout-out in the process!). Here’s my attempt to put his teachings into practice. I think I went slightly astray in his proportions, and [...]
The Three Little Brachiosaurs
I’m taking a class on illustrating children’s books. Our first assignment was to create a 20-page book dummy for The Three Little Pigs — but instead of pigs and a wolf, we each substituted different creatures of our own choosing. Here’s my 20-page rough: The Three Little Brachiosaurs (Flickr) Or, if you’d prefer, you can [...]
