Anyone want to share there current projects?
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@Dulcie The girl with the butterfly is fabulous!!
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@smceccarelli Thanks very much! I appreciate the kind words
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After my ongoing dummy book project was sent back to the planning stage, I struggle to find the motivation to start another big project. So I doodle characters, I started writing a lot more and more systematically (that is where my book projects stumble, so I need to face a mountain of practice to learn to write for children), and I do stuff for my social media channels. This was done for today - happy Saint Patrick's day to everyone!
I very much like how it turned out, especially the rainbow (done in Rebelle)
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@smceccarelli Awesome leprechaun! You create so much detail and it never looks overworked.
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Most of my time has been spent on client work I can't share yet... BUT I have been trying to do more sketching lately. I think I really want to get more black and white/middle grade stuff in my portfolio, so its good practice to just have the page, pencil, and pen. I was playing with tha Faber-castel soft chisel pen here, its different from the brushpen I'm used to but I'm getting to like it.
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@Gila no, please do not get me interested in something new. I can't handle it
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@Eric-Castleman - yes, I am sorry... I know... total art hoarder myself. hides the gouache and other unused analog paints
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@Gila lol I have a bunch gouache just sitting in my cabinet
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@Dulcie I saw these on twitter and they are fantastic! So polished you should be so happy, congratulations!
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@Dulcie Also I am sorry to hear about the broken leg
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@smceccarelli the rainbow is amazing!
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@Sarah-LuAnn very nice!
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@smceccarelli Wow sorry everyone for going off topic on this thread, but could I bother to ask why your book dummy went back to the planning stage? Any learning gems you could share?
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@Perrij Three months after signing the contract with my agent I am starting to grasp some consequences of this fact that I did not anticipate. To make a long story short, she will not take any book dummy to her circle of editors until she thinks it has a chance of selling. And she does not believe that the book dummy I proposed to her (a "children-mess-the-kitchen" with a sci-fi theme) is ready for prime time. Don't take me wrong, she takes the time to make thoughtful comments and suggestions, and I am very grateful for that - and sure in my heart's heart that I will profit a lot from this direct contact with an industry expert (I already am). But I am also starting to truly understand the concept of "gatekeeper". Basically, to make your way into traditional publishing you will have to meet the taste of a series of people - from the agent on to the marketing people - who have their own view of what they like and what sells or not.
But yes, that is what I have committed to and I will hold on. Currently working on draft 8 of another book project that my agent thinks holds promise (which does not stop her from sending back each draft for re-working....). -
@lmrush Thanks so much! I'm really trying to get a higher level of 'polish' on my pieces at the moment, so to hear you say that means a lot...glad some of the effort is paying off!
@smceccarelli Thanks for sharing your - as ever - interesting and insightful thoughts. I'm sure that perseverance on your part will pay dividends eventually!
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@Dulcie Wow Dulcie - these are really nice!
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Working on a polar bear book dummy, i was just going to post some pics of it. Love horses so interested to see how your project pans out too.
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@smceccarelli Whew..that's rough. But good to know, maybe I'll be more prepared if I ever see that day. Hope that this draft is the winner!!
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@MirkaH Your images are so charming and endearing!
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@lmrush thanks so much. I love working on them.
