Comments on: HILLSIDE FAMILY, ANNUAL REPORT 2007

By: coloredsock

coloredsock — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:39:31 +0000

thanks–it’s nice to share the process. Michael, to answer your questions…I had maybe 5 days to do the concept roughs, and no, they didn’t give any concept direction–only the saying and how they wanted the images (from front to back) to show something manifesting. once i got the ‘ok to paint’, i did the finishes in 3 days. they are painted actual size. i wasn’t influenced on the idea by anything that i know of, except my admiration for caterpillars!–actually it was tricky thinking of this saying being flipped from seeing is believing. when i first thought of the caterpillar-butterfly, i thought maybe it was too obvious, but they loved it. i think the caterpillar seeing his reflection because he believed in himself was a fun twist.

also, i work in acrylics, but i also collage papers and use crayons and pencil, too. hope that helps…

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:24:30 +0000

What a beautiful illustration for the potent phrase BELIEVING IS SEEING. Thanks for sharing your roughs. I admit that I have a lot of technical questions, like: How long did it take you to do the roughs? Did you get any directives on what they wanted? How much time did it take to go from the roughs to finial product? Were you inspired or influenced by other illustrators who might also have conveyed the same idea? Do you work in watercolour, gouache or acrylic?
Pardon my curiosity!

By: tatjana

tatjana — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:07 +0000

Thanks for showing your process. I love your work and it’s great to see how it develops. (I like how you combine your handcraft with the computer tools and come up with the best of each) Thanks for the shot of inspiration today, your life sounds amazing!
Tatjana (childrens book illustrator)