Last year, I got a wonderful opportunity to design for Little Brown and Cranium. The Cranium Funfolio Family Edition is coming out in September and I finally found it listed on Amazon here. I did not design this cover but I did design the interior:
It was so much fun, since I got to work with alot of Gary Baseman art (which I am a BIG fan of), and also incorporate my own illustrations in the pages. So if you are lurking at the kids section at Barnes and Nobles, pick it up and check it out :-)
Just got these samples in the mail the other day. First time seeing the new Stickers Fun series. It never gets old seeing your work printed on shiny paper!
No cheating this time, an IF original! The colors are a bit off though when I converted from CMYK to RGB. Of course usually there is a shift in colors but this is a bit drastic. Oh well, I am not the most web savvy. Just wanted to submit this...now back to work.
I dont think I've drawn this much bugs...ever. But I had so much fun with these.
The kitties are finally in color! The final here is slightly different than the sketch. They are sitting in the boat instead of standing and they needed some safety vests! Too bad because I had to get rid of the girl kitty's fabulous little coat I had for her. Oh well...we don't want them to drown now.
An old piece- actually from the Travel games book I did a while back. I've been on hiatus lately due to the horrible heat and my lack of air conditioning. I'm hoping to get the ball rolling again with some original IF stuff once the weather is more bearable.
I wish I could post more stuff in color, but I've been sketching bugs all week!
Just finished this sketch for the fine folks at Highlights for Children- their Hidden Pictures Playground series.
Another piece from the travel games book job. Should fit in with the theme....
I was digging in my old computer today and found this illo I did. It must be 3 years old. I've worked in children's publishing in one way or another-and sometimes you just have to get a little...twisted. Enjoy!
I love comics but I never read much manga, since they are usually associated with girly high school romance stories (those were never my thing). But to my surprise, neither of these two books have that! I've been reading and following Banana Fish and Monster for quite a while now, and both are well written, sophisticated, and very addictive. I love that fact that these stories are gender neutral -both guys and girls can enjoy them (but certainly not for kids. )
There is a party in the fridge! Get down with your bad self, Mr. Broccoli! Hahaha, I've been trying to find an excuse to post this little illo I did for a while now.....
MoCCA Art Fest was this weekend and it was a great experience. Much thanks to those who stopped by the table and said hello, and bought our stuff! It never gets old to see people appreciating your work and want to buy your prints. My best selling postcard was the Evil Robot, and copies of Abe the Burping Rooster are all gone- either sold or swapped with other comic artists. Here are some cool comics I got:
And imagine Mathboy's joy when he got this t-shirt there:
Anyways, it was nice meeting so many people doing some very cool art.
Cake so good you can sink your teeth into it! Bwahhahahahah! (insert haunted house music here)
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On the topic of mermaids, I love comic artist Junko Mizuno, who has a book out called Princess Mermaid. The work is lovely with a mix of cute and edgy, which I am always striving for in my personal work. Plus, she also got fake ads and stickers in her books...woohoo!
Cosmic Cow's latest job: super hero. Wouldn't you want to be rescued by him?
As a chicken lover, I love Easter. There are all types of chicken products I see in the stores, and its so hard to not buy everything there is! But the trick is to go AFTER Easter, when everything is 50% off. Haha!
Happy Spring! I've been enjoying the extra daylight, and planting these flowers on my windowsill.
Thanks everyone for looking for Mo! I left some cookies for him just in case he comes home. But now there are only 297 cookies left as the reward.
Feet are hard to draw. But I got away with this week's IF by not drawing actual feet at all! In step with the topic (pun intended), Mathboy and I went and got foot massages (reflexology) for the first time in Chinatown this weekend. It was heavenly! My masseur actually noted to me that I put too much strain on my shoulders (possibly from sitting in front of the computer all day)- all from massaging my feet. Its pretty amazing. I am already thinking about when I am going to go back...
This is the first year I am advertised in PictureBook. It seems I can not be found when you do a search for artists on the website (slow update?!) but you can download the pdf version and I am in with a group of talented artists at HK portfolio.
I must admit this week's IF topic threw me off a bit, but I am still committed to challenging myself with the rules I set. At least I got to draw a shady buff guy and a laser gun. Can't ask much more than that...
Cover art from a book I've been working on where a penguin family goes on a picnic. The art director suggested the Hawaiian shirts which I thought were so great- why must penguins be in scarfs and hats all the time?!
Wow, thanks for everyone's comments! I am still new to the blogging world and I think I am already addicted. Here's my flea powder ad-I love doing funny packaging...I've always done them since I can remember...
