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Creativity does not happen in a vaccuum…

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 21:46:39 +0000

This is a reprint, with permission, of my article from the Spring Issue of THE HIGHLIGHTER, SCBWI Mid-Atlantic’s quarterly newsletter. It was written for an audience of children’s book authors and illustrators in the VA/DC area, but you can really apply the concepts here to any creative practice. Who doesn’t need to stimulate their creative [...]

Illustration Process: A small spot illustration

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:38:13 +0000

I just finished this little spot kidlit illustration so I thought I’d share the process involved in going from sketch to final spot illo. First Sketch… I usually work in pencil. Specifically, cheap mechanical pencils that come in a giant pack…like these. I like having a sharp point all the time and it’s no big [...]

New Illustration (sketch to final)

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:14:07 +0000

I have a relative carte blanche for these covers, but I try to fit the zeitgeist of the season in a children's illustration style theme. This winter, we've been watching the 2010 Winter Olympics play out in Canada with it's inspiring stories and feats of athletic strength and grace.

Illustration Process (pt 2)

admin — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:58:18 +0000

As you might remember, I promised you a peek at the final illustration I was working on for the SCBWI. Well, here it is. If it weren’t well past my bedtime, I might be compelled to write some more about it. That will have to wait until later. This is what the artwork looks in [...]

Illustration Process

admin — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:06:10 +0000

I wanted to share a bit of an inside peek at my illustration process for a recent piece I did for the SCBWI Mid-Atlantic Newsletter Cover. The image is a fall theme. I chose this vignette of a little mouse couple relaxing on a cold autumn afternoon by their fireplace. This is the very first [...]

Winter’s Work

admin — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:54:12 +0000

I just finished this illustration for the cover of a bi-annual newsletter for the SCBWI Mid-Atlantic. It’s the second of these I’ve done. The last illustration I did for them was for the summer edition. I really enjoyed working this image. I was inspired by the border collie sheep dog. We had a border more [...]

illustration friday: pretend

admin — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:03:26 +0000

the masqueraders from the “Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allen Poe pretending they can escape their demise . This is an older piece but I felt like it fit with the theme. masqueraders Originally uploaded by traylorillo No Related Post

guess who?

admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:37:21 +0000

Here’s a jewel from my bitty Moleskine. TT Originally uploaded by traylorillo No Related Post

Fishin’

admin — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:20:16 +0000

This was a summer themed cover illo for the Mid-Atlantic SCBWI summer edition newsletter. The final piece has a masthead and text superimposed over the center part of the composition (thus the space in the composition). I will post the image with text from the final newsletter as soon as it is published. No Related [...]

Storm approaching

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:25:09 +0000

I recently finished this spot illustration for the SCBWI newsletter. It is for an article on Point of View in writing and how the POV the character has should be reflected in the choice of descriptive words. All this, of course, is greek to most folks, but to illustrate this, I chose an image of [...]