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RE: children's book illustration - 8/5/2009 2:22:06 PM   
platypus


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ORIGINAL: ArtistaDonna

this is another from the Treaty Oak book I am illustrating....
the writer wanted the willow to be shocked about the tree poisoning....I tried to capture that surprised shocked look...lol
please let me know what you thinks  ;-)
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Hi Nata,

I think you captured the shocked expression well, my only problem with this piece is that your values are too close, it's hard to tell the leaves of the willow from the backround trees or grass - they're getting lost.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/5/2009 2:33:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nata,  I like the Weeping Willow, only a tiny suggestion  weeping willows often have branches that touch the ground....making them almost look as if you could take shelter in them.  Try to see if you can do a paper mock up of some longer branches ....if it dosent work nothing lost.

         The colors in the piece are wonderful.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/6/2009 11:46:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		hello Christi ;-) how are you feeling today?
hope the itching has gone away. Thank you so much for looking at my work, I really appreciate your feedback. Have a great day !

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/6/2009 12:27:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi nata,thanks for asking,i'm still itching some but got a shot yesterday afternoon and it takes 24hr. to start working.from now on if the weedeater can't fit,those weeds will stay there. later christi

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/6/2009 9:58:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		thank you Theodora, I will add longer branches 

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/6/2009 10:04:46 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi Vicky ;-)
what do you think I should do? the painting still can be touched up...any suggestions as how I can fix this?  thanks

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/8/2009 7:59:47 AM   
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I need some more feedback please....I am going to take Theodora's advice and make the branches longer today...I changed the color of the talking tree...what do you think? I may change the color around the eyes...let me know if I should do anything else



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RE: children's and young adult book illustration - 8/8/2009 8:13:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		talking cedar is part of the Treaty Oak book. Any suggestions as what to do with this one...today I will be adding the leaves
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cedar is supposed to shocked and disbelief.....that their friend Treaty Oak was ill.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/8/2009 8:14:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		i changed the title because this thread will be both of my works for children board book and young adult.....young adult is where the Treaty Oak falls into...

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/11/2009 10:03:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		I started the second cedar tree...the first was a female tree and this one is a male ...
tomorrow going to work on it more...any suggestions........not sure which one the writer will pick for her book.......

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/11/2009 10:19:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi nata,those links to an on line gallerys not working,they don't bring your paintings up,the cedar tree works,others don't.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/12/2009 9:38:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		thank you christi for pointing that out...I just fixed the links

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/13/2009 11:53:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Bella Ella children's book illustration (unfinished)
not sure what I should add....any suggestions?   I added the umbrella because my 3 1/2 year old daughter said the elephant will melt playing in the sun....lol

I tried to upload a larger file so that you could see it closer but the uploading feature wouldn't let me.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/17/2009 7:16:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		please critique this one.....I appreciate any feedback.....I think I messed up with the background maybe I should have left it white?
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RE: children's book illustration - 8/17/2009 9:18:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Nata,Just seen these,i love the purple and pink ones,and the umbrella is cute as can be.i don't really understand what you where going for with this last one,it may be the background,but it kinda looks like he's falling backwards,is that what you where going for?but the purple and pink ones,i think little kids would love them.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/18/2009 9:02:16 AM   
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Status: offline 		hi Christi ;-)
the first ones were done with derwent colored pencils...it's supposed to be the beginning of the book when the mama comes out stops the playing because they have to go shopping...this is the first time the elephant goes to the store strapped in a car seat in the car......I am doing sample pieces for a book I wrote about  an elephant baby is afraid the car seat.
The last painting of the elephant which looks like he is jumping in air is supposed to be the elephant frightened in the car ....I realize now that I need to either eliminate the dark background and work on the trunk....he is supposed to look frightened....I apprecaite you honest opinion...someone told me also he looks too stiff and I need to make him look more alive.....what do you think?

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/18/2009 9:27:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well he does look frightened,i see what your going for now,if there was a story there it would make sense,but if this is about one baby elephant,i would stay with same basic colors,so a child would see it as same baby.and i think that is a very good idea for a story and try to see it as a child would,good luck.

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/18/2009 9:42:43 AM   
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Status: offline 		thank you Christi ;-)
I will work on this one....I am working on the same idea today but working on a different color scheme and background

you just gave me an idea...I will post up the gist of the story so you can see what the story is about .....have a wonderful day chat soon

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/21/2009 7:52:12 AM   
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I just finished another children's book art....I have been studying how to illustrate for kids because apparently my characters were stiff and not life like....my next post will have another drawing for critique...thank you nata

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RE: children's book illustration - 8/21/2009 10:57:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		this one is titled 'artistic tree"
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please let me know what you think....

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