Archive for July, 2011
My client and I are currently in the process of publishing our newly finished treasure so therefore at this moment I cannot release any specific details about the book or storyline for copyright purposes. However, I can say that it has been a pleasure working with fine material and a fine client for the past year and I can’t wait until I have a real copy in my hands!
Project: Illustration of one Easy Reader Children’s Book
Author: James T. Lanier
Storyline: Can’t tell you yet! …But I can say it is centered around an innovative and determined boy, eager to make his dreams come true.
Specs:
- One 9″x9″ 32 page children’s book
- Illustrations: 15 spreads, 1 single page, one spot , covers front and back
- Illustrations: hand drawn with ink and dip pen, scanned and colored in Photoshop
- Design: All layout, cover, and text placement designed by me
Snail Trail EXPRESS, cheesy I know, but that is what my new project is called. For me, the name came from the idea of snail mail (obviously) and that like a snail, I am DRAGGING MY TAIL with promoting me and my art. Just thought I could use this SNAIL MAIL to leave my TRAIL express-like! (haha, I crack myself up) Here I go! This is ME coming OUT of my FUNK!
Goals: I have been looking for a way out of my ongoing funk to be creative outside my work projects and I was inspired by a current project (Wandering Poste) by Amanda Wallace, a former art colleague from uni days. She has been illustrating postcards as a way to keep herself sketching and also a way to express her current ideas/feelings in life with possible use in future projects. I LOVE IT! So…I am finding inspiration from the wisdom of those who came before me and I am appropriating the idea…
- Draw a little every day to keep the creative juices flowin’
- Share what I do with others
- Brainstorming what could possibly influence future projects
- Creative outlet apart from work
Specs: Each stationary item will have:
- A one of a kind illustration on some kind of stationary item: postcard, greeting card, etc.
- Be stamped with a custom Snail Trail EXPRESS stamp
- Be dated, signed, and numbered.
- Customized message written by yours truly…
Project Guidelines
- To begin August 1, 2011 until… ?
- In theory, weekly an item will be drawn
- Drawings can be from any genre I deem worthy of drawing or writing
- I will post an image of each item drawn on this blog as part of the documentation process
- Items will be mailed after being thoroughly documented and photographed
- Those who are on my Snail Trail EPRESS Fan Club address list will receive a postcard or some kind of stationary item at some point in time. Send me an email to idrawprettypictures@gmail.com with your name & address to be added to the list.
- Art may be replicated or sold by it’s owner “Art by Amber Rose” at any future date.
A big part of this project is YOU! The readers, family, friends, the unknowners, or whoever… so take part!
Check back in August for the first item!
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#01:Postcard
Title:
Keepin’ it Fresh
Date:
August 15, 2011
Mailed to:
Sally Mitchell
Where:
Wilton, CT
#02:Belated Birthday Card
Title:
Skinny Bitches
Date:
October 25, 2011
Mailed to:
Gill Moxham
Where:
Montrose, Victoria AUSTRALIA
Project: Illustration of a series of Easy Reader Children’s Books
Author: Charlotte Lozano-Blackmore
Publisher: Publish America
ISBN: 978-1-4560-1541-1 (Jeanettie Learns About Teasing)
978-1-4560-1483-4 (Jeanettie Is Called Retard)
Storyline: The books are centered around a 7 year old girl named Jeanettie who has mental handicaps and her mother (also the author) who has Cerebral Palsy. All the stories/characters are based off Jeanettie’s real family with her actual experiences in dealing with handicaps and people in society who don’t understand how to react to her handicaps. The series of 6 Children’s Books are to help create awareness about handicapped children, and to teach non-handicapped children to not tease nor stare at people who do have handicaps.
- 2 of the 6 books have been published by Publish America in 2010
- We are currently awaiting publication for books 3-6.
- Books are available for purchase at: Amazon , Barnes & Noble, & Publish America
Specs:
- In total, 6 books and 120 illustrations.
“Jeanettie Is Called Retard”, 8.5″x8.5″, 34 pages and 25 illustrations
“Jeanettie Learns About Teasing”, 8.5″x9″, 26 pages and 20 illustrations - I designed the Logotype “Jeanettie” using the character’s braids as inspiration.
- Books were drawn by hand with micron technical pens, then scanned and colored in Photoshop.
- Unfortunately I did not do the book layout , the publisher did that.
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