Prince Eddy Ipad-dy

[Maile McCarthy]

@Leontine-Gaasenbeek Thanks for sharing your project.

I really enjoyed your use of perspective on the initial page. That combined with the contrast between the bright ipad screen and the dull room, really drew my eye to the focal point. I think it will be a challenge, but one that may really pay off, to find a way to add interest (like others have said, the carpet, the windows) but still hold onto that sense that life is dull inside the house. I'm wondering if you could maybe play around with really pushing the values. Or maybe add in some of the great watercolor textures like you have elsewhere. That way you could add some drama without losing the mood.

It's clear that the real adventure starts once he gets outside. Your animals are delightful. So much personality there. I especially love the giraffe and the pink elephant. To me, he blue of the underwater scene seems out of place against the pinks and browns of the on-land drawings. I'm not sure how you could create more unity -- pink water might look weird, but what if you chose a warmer blue, something closer to green? Might be something to play around with.

All in all, there's a lot of stuff going on here that I really like. Can't wait to see the other illustrations!

Maile

[Leontine]

Suggestions for coloring this one? Tips and tricks are very welcome!

[Maile McCarthy]

@Leontine-Gaasenbeek Ooh, I'm loving the feel of this new one. I think just rendering out the characters in different values of the same blue, them maybe highlighting with greenish ipad-blue (Something like this image from Will's Pinterest page: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/432838214160085350/). I'm curious to hear what others think.

And I know you didn't ask, but I really like the composition.

Maile

[Leontine]

@Maile-McCarthy Thanx so much Maile! I think i can use that inspiring note very well. I will work on that today, and show my progress! thanx also or the compliments!

[Leontine]

the next version...I choose to use more color than in Will's example. Now we an also make a posterprint. How would you like to hang a copy in your house?

[Lee Holland]

@Leontine-Gaasenbeek

Really love the look of all of your pieces perspective is great and the watercolour texture looks so cool. well done .

[Leontine]

@Lee-Holland Thanx Lee!

[Amanda Jean]

That last one turned out great!! Lovely work on the colour and lighting as well as composition.

[Leontine]

Yeeeah, the Printer send us the first prints before it finally becomes a real book. We have worked hard on this one, and we are so excited that people are already so enthusiastic about it. Thanks SVS, for tips and tricks. without your help, it would n't have become what is is now! #svslearn!

[Steve Young]

Welldone!

[Rich Green]

@Leontine-Gaasenbeek So exciting! Congrats!

[Sarah LuAnn]

Lots of fun stuff here! I have one small comment, though. Maybe this was just me, but it took me awhile to figure out that it was an elephant in that second picture. I think if the eyes were easier to find (darker, maybe?) it would have been a quicker read for me.

[Leontine]

@Sarah-LuAnn Thanx, this is the final result. The color has been changed, because the story has a timelaps from morning till it is late at night. So The color of the first one is to early time a day. When the elephant finds the Ipad, the sun should be down already. (liked the soft color of the other one more, but changed the eyes, ahead of what your comment was. i like the eyes better when they have a sparkle like this one is.

[Leontine]

@Rich-Green thank you so much!

[Leontine]

@Steve-Young thanks a lot!

[Lynn Larson]

Congratulations!! I'm so happy for you i "squeed" and i rarely squee hehe. Beautiful work dear!

[Maile McCarthy]

@Leontine-Gaasenbeek Yay! Yay! Yay! It's so fantastic to see you surrounded by actual, tangible copies of your beautiful work!

[Leontine]

@Lynn-Larson Thats so nice of you Lynn, thank you very much!

[Leontine]

@Maile-McCarthy Thank you Maile, Also thank you for your valuable feedback during earlier stages of this. We've made a gigantic poster of the illustration you've given suggestions for to use on the dutch bookfair.

[Leontine]

Here's a preview of all the spreads in a row!