Here is an example of one of my first drawings of Bella, Derdle and Dink... "stacked one on top of the other, just like one lamb, one kingfisher and one wren might stack, you would think."
Friday, July 26, 2013
From Start to Finish
When I first began drawing the illustrations for The Purples Are Coming! I had no formal training, just high school art class. Over the years birthday cards were hand drawn, and Disney characters that I sketched and colored were hung on my children's wall. So, I wasn't exactly sure how one goes about rendering something that doesn't get tacked onto a kid's wall, but will actually end up in a children's book. I didn't know what to expect (which is important, or I probably would have never begun the project), so I just picked up a beta digital drawing program and started fumbling through it.
Here is an example of one of my first drawings of Bella, Derdle and Dink... "stacked one on top of the other, just like one lamb, one kingfisher and one wren might stack, you would think."
And then... after weeks of tweaks and trials... here is the finished picture:
Here is an example of one of my first drawings of Bella, Derdle and Dink... "stacked one on top of the other, just like one lamb, one kingfisher and one wren might stack, you would think."
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I love the transformation. You can really feel the movement of each one landing on the other in the final version, which really lends itself to its appeal.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the details in your illustrations. It it so much fun reading and then searching all of the tiny details on each page with the Grandchildren!
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