Portfolio Sketches! :)

Oookay, so I need some feedback, if you have a sec, on my portfolio sketches before I start the final pieces!  There’s only 8 pictured here but the 9th and 10th will be the color version of the the pig holding the newspaper 🙂 It’s a stand alone piece at the beginning and end, and 4 double page spreads. I really appreciate this guys, thanks so much!  And please be honest and thoughtful-no “Cute!” or “Good job!”-I need real critiques! 🙂 I guess I should add that I’m striving to be a picture book illustrator so keep that in mind when giving suggestions 🙂 Oh and they will all be in color except for one spread of the pig w/ newspaper-that will be a value spread and a color spread. Thanks again! P.s-the newspaper will be filled in with newspapery things for the final piece 🙂

Meet Olive! :)

here’s s new character I’m working on for a pb idea…or an early reader, not quite sure yet! 🙂  her name (tentatively) is Olive O’Malley, and her sidekick is Mr. Fleabert!  I used watercolor and colored pencil-and as you can see it took a few tries to get the type of plaid I wanted 🙂

   
   

#colour_collective :)

heres my post for this weeks color collective! The color was cerulean 🙂

  

Take a look! :)

hey! Here’s a look at some pages from my idea binder, well, one of my idea binders! 🙂 hope it can be of some inspiration for you, I know it is for me! 

   
                 

Good advice about bad illustrations :)

here’s a great video from Will Terry! Check out his other videos too! 🙂

http://youtu.be/VLb84JGtg_g

Ovi Nedelcu interview :)

so I absolutely love the site seven impossible things before breakfast (and not just because it’s title refers to Alice in Wonderland!) but also its just an incredible font of experience and information 🙂 I thought this interview was particularly interesting! Hope you enjoy it and definitely take the time to check out all the other great interviews on the site! 🙂

http://blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings/?p=3739

3 lies Will Terry told himself as an artist :)

http://youtu.be/hjQuLkjS-Q4

Color tests :)

Here are my color tests for the new SCBWI monthly word prompt! 🙂 this is only the left half tho, didn’t have room for the rest but I’ll post that later!  The last one is what I’ve decided to go with btw 🙂 all done in watercolor and colored pencil. 

 

 

  

#colour_collective-lilac :)

here’s my post for #colour_collective this week 🙂 @PennyNevilleLee was kind enough to choose a pastel color which was so fun!  It got me inspired to create a different character and I figured out that you don’t always have to mix in white to get a pastel! With this one I did use white, but not with the new character 🙂 Instead I used a very light wash of color and let it “mix” with the white of the watercolor paper so it appears pastel-blew my mind!