Inky Arabian Nights : Process Video
I put together a video sharing some of my watercolor techniques. There was a lot of positive feedback on that video that I wanted to create another process video. … Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Children’s Books
Quick Work; Positive Results
Moving quickly to meet a new client’s needs, I discover a new illustration style.… Continue Reading
10+ Hours of Watercolor Painting in an 8 Minute Video
Summary: 10+ hours of painting in an 8 minute video? I share watercolor painting tips and concepts in a time lapse painting of three storybook characters. Check it out, and share it with your friends.… Continue Reading
Hacking The Color Script; A Visual Color Guide For Your Next Painting
Summary: This post is on the theme of color, and explores ideas about developing your own color story. I’ve put together a simple (and free) recipe to cook up your own home brewed color scripts.… Continue Reading
5 Days in LA; Lessons from the 2012 SCBWI Conference
Summary: Upon returning home from the Summer SCBWI International conference. My mind is totally a-washed with good ideas and information that is keeping me jazzed. In this post, “Who’s Bryan Collier anyway?!” Now, there’s no way that I could possibly cram a whole experience into a blog post, well there is but nobody wants to read the… Continue Reading
1 Goal: 1 Painting, 1 Week; Ichabod’s Ride Home
Summary: My version of speed painting, in a rush to submit work for an upcoming SCBWI conference, this painting was developed over the course of a week.… Continue Reading
“Ivy” comes home with 2 literary awards!
“Ivy; Homeless in San Francisco” wins a 2011 Literary Classics Silver Medal and a Bronze Moonbeam Award! I am super psyched to be apart of this project and am glad to see that it is getting the recognition that it deserves. My contribution to this book was in creating the cover image as well as the five black and white interior illustrations.… Continue Reading
The Book Launch Party for “Ivy”
Summary: This week was the book launch party for my first published YA Book, Ivy; Homeless in San Francisco published by Reach and Teach, and PM Press. The Event The event was a nice gathering of folks brave enough to wade through the throngs of people who were out celebrating Gay Pride weekend, which in… Continue Reading
A Curious Introduction; a Story of Self Promotion
“A Curious Introduction” represents the first promo created specifically for a targeted audience of Art Directors working in the field of Middle Reader/ Children’s Book publishing. I wanted this first card to present a clear message and to show that I can tell a story with images. The message that it is intended to communicate is simply one of introduction. Which seems appropriate as I introduce my work to a group of people who most likely will be hearing about me for the first time through this piece.… Continue Reading
Portraiture in Watercolor
I am super happy to post this painting. I was honored to complete this portrait for some friends of mine who commissioned the piece after seeing the Paintings for Presents that I posted. The concept to use their daughter as Max from “Where the Wild Things Roam,” was serendipity at it’s best. I’d been thinking… Continue Reading
