Here's a sketch for a new sample piece. I'm planning on doing this one in color.
Aside from building up a body of black & white illustration samples, I've been busy working on yet more revisions for a new picture book-- tweaking the words and pictures, back and forth. And then of course putting the story aside and letting it marinate for a time, which helps me figure out if the story in my head is truly coming across on paper. This is a new type of story for me (which is personally exciting) and with each round I'm liking it more and more. (Apologies for not posting sketches or more details-- I need to keep growing it close to home, if that makes any sense!)
Picture books are so deceptive-- the shorter they are the more difficult they are to get right. I love the challenge.
2 comments:
I totally agree about the shorter the project - the tougher it is. The fewer elements, the more they have to be *just right* (same goes with simpler illustrations, I think.)
Good luck with your project -looks like fun.
Thanks, Tara! That's a good point about the simpler illustrations, too.
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