The very talented Alicia Padrón is holding a lovely giveaway of her book, The Wish Trees. To enter, she asked everyone to submit an illustration that demonstrates the importance of a tree, so here is mine.I thought about how trees were homes to animals. Or cafes. Somehow it morphed into looking like a book cover. A possible book idea?!
Anyways, visit Alicia's blog and enter, the deadline is July 4th!
26 comments:
WOW impossible to compete against your beautiful work Jan!!!
(^v^)
Haha... Zime, I was about to say the same thing. I bet Alicia's kids are going to fall in love with this adorable image.
So cute, Jannie!
OMG, she is going to LOVE this when she sees it. FABULOUS!
You've just raised the bar. =o)
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another amazing design Jannie, okay I have to know how do you get that texture and how do you get it to fit into the shape? I am trying to learn my way through this illustrator and having a hard time trying to make it look painted and not computerized! Argh!
I agree with Zime...this illo is a definite winner! Sure Alicia's kids will choose it...i do too! :P (I could never compete with such a cute and funny illo)
btw...i'll also appreciate the answer to ellen's comment...how do you do to fit the texture into the shape???
have a nice day Jannie!
AWWW!!!!!! OMG!!!! This is wonderful Jannie!!!
Ha, ha, how cute, beautiful and creative!!
Who ever thought of a cafe on a tree, and look at the chandelier! Ha, ha.. LOVE it!
I would definitely buy up a book with this cover, for sure :o)
Oh... thank you for participating Jannie and for spreading the word too!
Thanks, all!!!
Ellen and Zari: to get textures-I bring in textured tiff files from photoshop or use the brush settings in Illustrator. Also to have it fit in the shape, I use a clipping mask. Hope that helps you guys to get you started!
Some good resources:
-Illustrationclass.com
-vectips.com
I love the little bird enjoying her morning coffee up at the top of the tree. Fabulous work, Jannie. I love it!
Clever! Wonderful color, composition, and detail!
Wow,this is really great!!!
jaja, you are so good, you know that!
I enjoy so much your illos, so creative!, big xoxo
awesome illo Jannie...what fun!
Gosh, you are so good! Now who can possibly win against your talent? :) Your work is so awesome!
Wow!!! That's really cute!! Fab!!
Gah, I always miss these!! Your illustration is just the bee knees, Jannie!
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I love this!!!
Ooooooooh! This is so awesome! What a wonderful world you created. I especially love the little bird with the coffee cup, hee hee. Alicia's kids are soooo going to love this!
Your art is wonderful Jan!
Congratulations Jannie! Gabriel and Alexandra made have good taste. Your entry rocked!
Congrats on winning, Jannie! I knew you would! :) Your entry was my favorite, too! Everyone did a great job and there were so many wonderful pieces, it had to be difficult to choose winners. CONGRATULATION! Now if you make a book out of this, you'll have to dedicate it to Alicia and her babies!
I love the bird in the tree, haha. Excellent work!
Congratulations Jannie, yours is my 9 year old nephew's favorite too! It's truly a great piece!
Too cool, I love the bird having his morning coffee.... and those beavers.... :)
This is fabulous...any chance it will become a print (or cards)? ;)
OMG - I'm in love with this. I like your use of color...it's ou tof the box cool!!
Awesome! If I were a bird I'd for sure be having my coffee at the top of the tree. :)
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