Comments on: MY TRAVELIN’ EYE :: PROCESS http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/ ..Making books has been a life-long dream of mine, a dream that is finally coming true! I hope you enjoy my stories and pictures... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:46:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: coloredsock http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-6138 coloredsock Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:07:18 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-6138 thanks, Premjit! that is nice to hear. i'm so happy you have enjoyed my art! jenny thanks, Premjit! that is nice to hear. i’m so happy you have enjoyed my art! jenny

]]> By: coloredsock http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-6137 coloredsock Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:05:15 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-6137 hi Kajal, thank you for your nice words! it makes me happy that you like my art. and i will add you to my mailing list. have a sweet day, jenny hi Kajal, thank you for your nice words! it makes me happy that you like my art. and i will add you to my mailing list. have a sweet day, jenny

]]> By: Kajal http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-6136 Kajal Wed, 24 Mar 2010 06:14:18 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-6136 jenny your illustrations are beautiful. Have never seen so much sensitivity oozing out of such illustrations..Pls add me to your mailing list.. have become a fan! jenny your illustrations are beautiful. Have never seen so much sensitivity oozing out of such illustrations..Pls add me to your mailing list.. have become a fan!

]]> By: Premjit http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-5367 Premjit Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:55:39 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-5367 Your drawings and ideas are so beautiful, so inspiring. Its really refreshing to see stuff like this. So soulful, so heartfelt. I salute you. And thankyou for bringing such beauty into the world. Please add me to your mailing list, I would love to be the quiet observer. Your drawings and ideas are so beautiful, so inspiring. Its really refreshing to see stuff like this. So soulful, so heartfelt. I salute you. And thankyou for bringing such beauty into the world. Please add me to your mailing list, I would love to be the quiet observer.

]]> By: Maggie http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3652 Maggie Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:04:01 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-3652 Awesome! I am kind of just beginning a bookmaking journey of my own, and am completely clueless yet excited about it. I have tons of questions about it, but I think they will mostly show up in the form of an email at some point. Awesome! I am kind of just beginning a bookmaking journey of my own, and am completely clueless yet excited about it. I have tons of questions about it, but I think they will mostly show up in the form of an email at some point.

]]> By: coloredsock http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3630 coloredsock Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:31:28 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-3630 I'm so glad maggie! That is good to know. I'll post a lot of my process from my next book when it comes out... I’m so glad maggie! That is good to know. I’ll post a lot of my process from my next book when it comes out…

]]> By: Maggie http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-3627 Maggie Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:09:37 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-3627 Seeing these dummies is SO helpful -- thank you for posting this! Seeing these dummies is SO helpful — thank you for posting this!

]]> By: Susan http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-2297 Susan Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:20:31 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-2297 Wonderful work! I love the richness of your colours. Wonderful work! I love the richness of your colours.

]]> By: coloredsock http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-705 coloredsock Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:17:57 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-705 hi Nicola, i don't think you should fret whatsoever---you are only in your first year! i didn't really even begin to find my voice until senior year. as far as imitating, when i was in school i imitated some of my teachers (and definitely masters) for learning sake. i gained so much more confidence in handling materials this way. the 'style' wasn't mine (even if i admired it), but the process taught me a lot. if you imitate, do it consciously to learn as much as you can. but don't only imitate--experiment as much as you can and MOSTLY, draw ALL the time. if you draw everyday and play with your drawings (let your attitude toward the subject influence you), your voice will come out. hope that helps some. ps ben shahn has been one of my favorites since i was 15 years old. his images, of course, but everything he has written as well. he was an amazing person and artist. hi Nicola, i don’t think you should fret whatsoever—you are only in your first year! i didn’t really even begin to find my voice until senior year. as far as imitating, when i was in school i imitated some of my teachers (and definitely masters) for learning sake. i gained so much more confidence in handling materials this way. the ’style’ wasn’t mine (even if i admired it), but the process taught me a lot. if you imitate, do it consciously to learn as much as you can. but don’t only imitate–experiment as much as you can and MOSTLY, draw ALL the time. if you draw everyday and play with your drawings (let your attitude toward the subject influence you), your voice will come out. hope that helps some.

ps ben shahn has been one of my favorites since i was 15 years old. his images, of course, but everything he has written as well. he was an amazing person and artist.

]]> By: Nicola http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/2008/06/30/my-travelin-eyethe-process-of-writingillustrating-my-book/comment-page-1/#comment-700 Nicola Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:25:50 +0000 http://dancingelephantstudio.com/visualart/?p=288#comment-700 Hi, I love your work. It reminds me very much of one of my favourite artist/illustrators Ben Shahn. I am in my first year of an illustration degree and I despair of ever being able to have my own style of work as I just don't believe anyone would like what I do. So I try and imitate, which never feels natural. Do you have any advice. Hi, I love your work. It reminds me very much of one of my favourite artist/illustrators Ben Shahn. I am in my first year of an illustration degree and I despair of ever being able to have my own style of work as I just don’t believe anyone would like what I do. So I try and imitate, which never feels natural. Do you have any advice.

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