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    • Camomilla
      Camomilla last edited by

      I love this - such a great idea! I love the noir-feeling from your crosshatched piece, it really sets the mood 😃

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      • Larissa Brown Marantz
        Larissa Brown Marantz last edited by

        very intriguing. cute character. Great hatching. keep it up! more!!!

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        • evilrobot
          evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

          Thank you all very much for the feedback. Here is a work in progress on my next spread. Thinking I need to add the kitty to the first spread somewhere. 0_1467665027696_3-4-WIP.jpg

          http://www.palacioillustration.com/

          https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

          https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

          https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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          • Dulcie
            Dulcie SVS OG last edited by

            It's looking great! I am intrigued by the story and I want to know what happens next! I really like the simplicity of your first spread, and the directness of the pig talking to camera alone... if you added the cat it might dilute that. If you did really want to, you could have the cat on his lap, and he's stroking it like an evil villain. (But that would cover up your nice drawing of the pig which would be a shame). I suppose you could have the cat peeking out from behind the chair. (But I still like it as it is).

            Also, if you are turning this into an actual book/product, then the customer will look at the cover, the end pages and often there are illustrations on the inside title page too...so depending on how you create those, the customer might have already seen Mr. Whiskers before they get to the second spread.

            www.dulciemascord.com
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            • Camomilla
              Camomilla @evilrobot last edited by

              @evilrobot So cute they are, sleeping 😃 I would be careful to place text over the details in the image, though - I think it would be a more balanced spread with text in the upper left part of the spread 🙂

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              • evilrobot
                evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                Thanks for the feedback;) The text is just there so I can get an idea of how much room I need to leave for it. It will more than likely go on the same page below the window. I'll format it to fit once I get my drawing finalized. I may make the pig and kitty bigger to fill the page better or put something over in that corner of the room at the top a nightstand or something.

                http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                • MOO
                  MOO SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                  @evilrobot Ha Ha! I love it. I want to hear the rest of the story!

                  Marsha Ottum Owen

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                  • evilrobot
                    evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                    Well here is that spread finished. I really need to design better for the text. As Camomilla had warned. I ended up having to reverse it and add a drop shadow so it would read. May have to go back and darken up the first spread a little to match it better to this one. 0_1468095488499_3-4.jpg

                    http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                    https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                    https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                    https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                    • evilrobot
                      evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                      Another finished spread. 0_1468687887001_5-6.jpg

                      http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                      https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                      https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                      https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                      • evilrobot
                        evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                        Wolf character sketch0_1468690601211_wolf.jpg In my first take on this the characters where going to be human but it came off too perverted with a man biting a kids butt....so I went with the animals and now I think it works and comes off funny instead of sick. Here were my first take on the human characters. 0_1468690696472_boy.jpg 0_1468690706437_vampire.jpg

                        http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                        https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                        https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                        https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                        • smceccarelli
                          smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

                          It is really nice to see this evolve, and the story looks fun. Wolf and pig are of course perfect for this! I agree humans would not have worked at all 😉
                          Are you going to stick with the monochrome or it is just a first step? Monochrome may be problematic with kids (experience tells...).

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                          • evilrobot
                            evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                            Started working on this again. Here are my characters in color. 0_1472716898764_Pig-and-wolf-character.jpg

                            http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                            https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                            https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                            https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                            • evilrobot
                              evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                              Here's some more progress on this. Finished spread for page #1-2 and completed new line work for spread #3-4. Feel like I'm spamming the site. But I got a lot done. Have the three day weekend and it's been great to have some time to work on my artwork. 0_1473043066113_1-2-color.jpg 0_1473043104762_childrensbookline.jpg

                              http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                              https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                              https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                              https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                              • Russ Van Dine
                                Russ Van Dine @evilrobot last edited by

                                @evilrobot I love this look with the lines, you capture enough detail and the beauty of your lines shine through. I think you should do some pages in this style if not the whole book!

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                                • Russ Van Dine
                                  Russ Van Dine last edited by

                                  I will buy this book!

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                                  • Russ Van Dine
                                    Russ Van Dine @evilrobot last edited by

                                    @evilrobot just noticed that your chest of drawers with the robot toy on it is not in 3d like the rest of your room... take it out or fix it... not really needed...

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                                    • evilrobot
                                      evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                      Finished this but didn't come out as nice as I would have wanted. Will probably scrap it and start over on the color.0_1473626418255_5-6-color.jpg 0_1473626577827_5-6-line.jpg

                                      http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                                      https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                                      https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                                      https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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                                      • Chip Valecek
                                        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @evilrobot last edited by

                                        @evilrobot I don't think you need to scrape it. What do not like about the color?


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                                        • Russ Van Dine
                                          Russ Van Dine last edited by

                                          Get this book written and painted, I want to buy it!

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                                          • evilrobot
                                            evilrobot SVS OG last edited by

                                            Finished this spread0_1473829641057_3-4-color-smaller.jpg

                                            http://www.palacioillustration.com/

                                            https://www.scbwi.org/illustrator-gallery/illustrator-detail/?illustrator_id=84142

                                            https://www.pinterest.com/evilrobot2/pins/

                                            https://twitter.com/MyEvilRobot

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