As with all dogs and many children, this pup has NO idea he did anything wrong.
I kept things simple with this illustration- stingy with colors except for a few accents, and a simple composition.
Sometimes it's fun to hold back a little...
Showing posts with label kidlit art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kidlit art. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Bad Puppy!
Middle grade book illustration
As with all dogs and many children, this pup has NO idea he did anything wrong.
I kept things simple with this illustration- stingy with colors except for a few accents, and a simple composition.
Sometimes it's fun to hold back a little...
As with all dogs and many children, this pup has NO idea he did anything wrong.
I kept things simple with this illustration- stingy with colors except for a few accents, and a simple composition.
Sometimes it's fun to hold back a little...
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
New Chapter Book: Elephitten
My newest chapter book has been published: Elephitten.
The book is written by Michael Andrew Fox and is the third in a series of books from Petimals Books. The first two books are Dogopotamus and Hamstigator.
The series revolves around a young boy, Coby, who really wants his parents to get him a pet. But he doesn't want anything to do with 'normal' pets, so he goes about inventing his own.
This book was a huge challenge considering the main character is meant to be a cute kitten with the features of an elephant. No cute little kitty nose- instead an elephant's trunk. No adorable paws- instead elephant feet. I went through so many iterations of this character before finally feeling like I got him right.
My daughter seems to think I got it right:
The book is written by Michael Andrew Fox and is the third in a series of books from Petimals Books. The first two books are Dogopotamus and Hamstigator.
The series revolves around a young boy, Coby, who really wants his parents to get him a pet. But he doesn't want anything to do with 'normal' pets, so he goes about inventing his own.
This book was a huge challenge considering the main character is meant to be a cute kitten with the features of an elephant. No cute little kitty nose- instead an elephant's trunk. No adorable paws- instead elephant feet. I went through so many iterations of this character before finally feeling like I got him right.
My daughter seems to think I got it right:
For fun I created an animated GIF of Elephitten:
And here are some additional illustrations from inside the book:
You can pick up Elephitten HERE.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
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