Summary: Finishing up a series of chapter header images for a of young reader adventure books by Will Overby… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: Value Study
Values; Thinking Globally Acting Locally
What are Local Values? What is a Value Pattern? How can these help me to create stronger Illustrations? Enjoy this step by step process and find the answers to these questions.… 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
Feeling Good While Giving It Away
I first heard the term “Citizen Designer” while I was in college. I didn’t think much of it then, but recently I was given a wonderful opportunity to discover what that term really means. And in the process I was able to crawl out from under the weight of my own present life situation, take a broader view of the world and was able to give back in my own way, and for me that way is through Art and drawing.… Continue Reading
Perceptions: Finding Value in Mood and Tone
Summary: This in depth blog post is about the connection and implications of using values to affect the mood of an illustration. The images created by Jon Jude Palencar are used here with permission from the artist. This post is the result of two different conversations with two different friends that I’ve had in the… Continue Reading
Steam-punk Wizard of Oz
One of the projects for the Illustration Master Class in Amherst MA was to create a cover image for a steam-punk retelling of the classic “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Conceptually this combination of two worlds is ripe with possibilities. It is an area that I hope to mine for a few more pieces. The… Continue Reading
Fantasy Series
This is an ongoing project that will be end up being 2, maybe 3 paintings. They will be based on an imaginary fantasy story of my own concoction. Essentially, the story is about a princess who strikes out on an adventure to save the King, who has had a magic spell cast upon him that… Continue Reading
