i just realized i never posted my 'alice in wonderland' dummy book from last year. here it is! in reality, i drew with blue colored pencil on green-tea colored paper (like the paper in this post). love drawing on toned paper. awesome in real life = weird on screen. so i made 'em b&w. and it's folded like a book, hence the crease marks in the scan. if i have time, i'll photoshop them out. or maybe it helps to see the crease. for now, ...meh.
Alice in Wonderland is one of my favorite stories ever. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your interpretation of the story.
ReplyDeleteVery cool :D I love it!!
ReplyDeletestarters: yes, after hearing and reading your lectures on drawesomeness, i am curious to try drawing on toned paper…. being able to add highlights would be very nice.
ReplyDeleteillustration the first: love the simple and effective composition, love the skewed background that still keeps things interesting, really like the design of the bottle. a lot.
the second: this may be my favorite and for one simple reason: the perspective of alice's arm as she's crouching down. just the shape and line of it is beautifully perfect.
really like her… boots or whatever those are. it's a fun design.
the third: awesome interpretation of her as a… plant? or whatever elongated her (never read the book and it's been a while since i saw the tripped-out disney movie). but all of the different cloth patterns and textures that she's wearing are varied and interested.
and when she's talking to the caterpillar, her tilted head shows so much expression without showing her face.
oh yeah, really like the flowery designs of the leaves as well. a lot.
the fourth: so that's how playing cards paint the roses red…. sublime composition here. most excellent use of shape and form.
five and six: while i likely couldn't describe it to anyone enough for them to identify it on their own, i think i'm familiar enough now with your style that i could, without much effort, pick out your work amidst a whole gallery of illustrators.
i like alice's posture in number six.
the seventh: awesome fun and whimsy. just great.
although i'm a little perplexed and how her feet are like that….?
el ocho: i would be very interested in hearing your framing reasoning here, because i think it's awesome.
lovely work on the flowing robes, too.
final: again, i love how much we can know about how the hatter is feeling without seeing his face. the toppling tower of hats is very fun, too.
and i really like that teacup he has in his right hand.
as for the german title-ness, i agree: there needs no explanation.
Very cool!!
ReplyDeleteI love the caterpillar, and her expression (or body language) towards him.
And the hatter is excellent!
The overall feel of it is just very enjoyable.