my other abc book idea ( me and mr d)

This is first version of my first two pages of my book me and mr d, this is no way aimed at children i might add.

im still stuck in my ways about not adding colour to thid book as i personally think ( unlike anyone else i show this book idea to) that i should stick

to black and white as the story it self is not a colourful one so i think the black and white skeme suits the mood of the book.

im sort of happy with it....the only thing that im really not sure on is the buildings in the background and im not really sure if the drawing looks flat.

i hate adding backgrounds to my characters, even though i surpose its enevitable that i will have to if i wish t continue to create picture books, but for a first attempt im pretty pleased.

i will be putting up the thumbnails for the whole book in the next week theres just a couple of kinks i need to sort out.

Chiu what you thinking? Giv me ur words of extremely painful wisdom,lol?

Cheers G

Publish Post

Aup. Sorry haven't posted in while, only just got bk from Europe. Heres some of my images from my sketchbook to prove I havent been sitting on my arse doing nout.
I think my images are finally getting better there two or three im actually quite happy with at this stage. The car pic, the box in the grass. Both different medias one with watercolour and biro and line texturing. And the other with dipping pen ink, watercolour and pencil shading the add depth slowly getting there.. I definatley feel my work is getting better and hopefully by the time i get bk i should be on a good starting point.

G.

Le Gun (pretentious eye candy)

http://www.legun.co.uk/le_gun_contributors.html

LE GUN is open to submissions. We are looking for short stories, illustrations and anything in-between.

The next deadline for submissions will be confirmed in summer 2008. In the meantime...

do what thou wilst...

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Comics Britannia BBC2

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/comicsbritannia/comics-britannia-ep1.shtml

Watched this tonight on BBC2, and found the industry aspect very educational. I've never been a great fan of English Comics, with the sole exception of 2000AD, as it really shows how little the publishers thought of making any kind of intelligent, moral or social, story to it's audience. It's very much like the carry on films, entertaining the masses, whilst the middle classes look back in fondness at their only commonality with the working classes.. again being of neither (immigrant class I am) I find it very toilet humour. That said, some of the Artwork is great!

Two more parts on the following next Saturdays!!

Anansi and Death

erm these happen by accident, i was saving the files using shotcuts then i press worng buttons and it inverted the images, i thought it's quite nice =)

these( 2 images by the right) i believe most of you have seen it, well i havent manage to put some details but i was thinking the not too busy background actualy useful for the text, that's why i'll leave it for a while

Anansi and Death

these are more precise sketches for the illustrations, some of them meant to be double spreads, some i wouldn't use it, it's all still changeable.

Anansi and Death

hello everyone, sorry for out of radar for a while, well mostly for gathering my references formy projects not really hibernating =) anyway i'll show you the progrsses of my projects. this is my flatplan, i know it's so unreadable but the main purpose was to put the idea quickly then i progress from that

NoT EnoUgh pOsts!!

seriously! get posting if you want to get something out of your BIAD related creative life!!

my ABC book idea....

I want to create narrative with simple illustrations that link to one through my simple line drawing. The images appear very abstract, and may take the viewer a while to put two and two together, as the pages have to be folded out each time, and you have to remember what was on the previous page. The water colour colours used in the background will reflect the mood i want to be created... i image a series of these books being created to make a set.

idea for my abc book

i thought id make a series of fold up books and have them with different colour schemes, this on is black white and blue. the colour reflect the feel of the book. i wanted to do continual line drawings that carry on from one page to another, and can only be seen as you fold open the pages.