Tag: Art Projects

Sketchbook 08/23

Craft: Layouts vs. Finishes

Oh, to be the layout guy…. Here’s an example from the Amelia Earhart book I’m working on now. First, the layout panel from the thumbnail: Here, the penciled panel: Now, why can’t I just write “breathtaking view” and be done with it instead of having to draw hundreds of buildings!? I’ve reversed the location of …

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Sketchbook 08/20

Drawing Words & Writing Pictures: Ch 1, Homework

Here’s my week one homework assignment for the Drawing Words and Writing Pictures “nomad” group in which I’m participating.  The assignment was as follows: What you should be aiming for in this assignment is something along the lines of the “Drawing time” activity—a complex action that requires readers to follow along a certain path to …

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Kyle Webster And I Are On Triad Arts Up Close

Yesterday, along with Light Children illustrator Kyle Webster, I was interviewed briefly on the local NPR arts protram Triad Arts Up close.  Direct link to MP3 here.