I thought I’d let the pictures do the talking this week. Here is a short sequence showing how I go about illustrating the witch from The Totally Terrifying Three.…yep, the picture book I keep banging on about. It occurred to me it might be interesting to stop and scan my way through the painting and post it here…
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19/02/2011 at 12:37 pm Permalink
Really nice piece David. Love the colours. Love the characters.
Can’t wait to see this book.
23/02/2011 at 9:39 am Permalink
Oooooh – I love this kind of thing. I could stand around watching you work for hours. Until you get a restraining order.
25/02/2011 at 8:09 am Permalink
As you keep banging on about this book and we can’t wait until it comes out, we went and bought Hugless Douglas yesterday and did the goodnight hug at bedtime. Hee hee.
25/02/2011 at 10:13 am Permalink
Thanks Michele, glad you like Hugless Douglas. We could all do with a few more of these in our lives I think!