Here is a re-post of the interview I did for LM Preston’s blog Tell us about your upcoming book? Some of your other projects? I actually have three upcoming books if you can believe it. Two picture books and my debut novel Daemons in the Mist. Daemons in the Mist is a Young Adult urban-fantasy […]
The Making of a Picture Book 4
Don’t Forget the Text Though I can’t show you the text I can show you were it is going to go. One of the tricks in illustrating a picture book is the leave space for the text without leaving a gaping whole in your illustration. When I plan out an story illustration I always have […]
The Making of a Picture Book 3
For the benefit of our viewers some words will now have roll over explanations. We have italicized them as well so you know which ones. Efficient Design As I mentioned before due to the nature of this book the characters, foreground and backgrounds are drawn on separate layers like in a animated cartoon. In my […]
The Making of a Picture Book 2
Saturday Morning Picture Books? In our modern day of book apps and trailers, the line between picture book illustration and animation is becoming more and more blurred. Because Lazy Saturday Afternoon is going to be made into both these things I have to approach the illustrations in a different way. Similar in fact to how […]
The Making of a Picture Book
Late last year I was contracted by Flinders Press to illustrate a picture book. The picture book, Lazy Saturday Afternoon, is a story in song by Author Songwriter Bryant Oden, creator of the extremely popular Duck Song and is slated to hit shelves Fall 2011. As a special treat to KatGirl Studio fans, Flinders Press […]