Singing cows on the Moon, whatever next! - Children's Book Illustrator
Posted: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
by LeahG Artist
Cartoon & Illustration Services
This is a very recent illustration of mine created for someone I know rather well who will be self-publishing a book of quirky short stories and poems shortly.
As you can see the illustration is very suited to a children's book with it's colourful singing moon cows! However the story is in fact science fiction and aimed at adults. It was for this reason I was not sure that how I envisaged the moon cows to look would match that of the authors but to my great delight it somehow did and they are delighted.
I hope to see this illustration and a few more I'm drawing for this contact in print very soon.
I created the picture first by drawing it free-hand with a black gel pen and then shading with a combination of oil pencils and pastels. Oil pencils are not very well-known as colouring pencils go, but they are amazing as you can blend the colours to great effect. I then enhanced the colours digitally using some software I have (which is actually a child's program!) called 'Toonworks'.
One tick in a box and suddenly all the colours are enhanced and thus we have this very vibrant result.
I hope you enjoy it and fall in love with the singing moon cows as I have done!
As you can see the illustration is very suited to a children's book with it's colourful singing moon cows! However the story is in fact science fiction and aimed at adults. It was for this reason I was not sure that how I envisaged the moon cows to look would match that of the authors but to my great delight it somehow did and they are delighted.
I hope to see this illustration and a few more I'm drawing for this contact in print very soon.
I created the picture first by drawing it free-hand with a black gel pen and then shading with a combination of oil pencils and pastels. Oil pencils are not very well-known as colouring pencils go, but they are amazing as you can blend the colours to great effect. I then enhanced the colours digitally using some software I have (which is actually a child's program!) called 'Toonworks'.
One tick in a box and suddenly all the colours are enhanced and thus we have this very vibrant result.
I hope you enjoy it and fall in love with the singing moon cows as I have done!
LeahG Artist and Designer
Leah left the retail and health management world a few years ago to become a freelance writer and artist. She now enjoys creating funky vibrant cartoons and illsutrations for websites, promotional materials and as gifts. Leah would love to illustrate her own children's books in the future. Presently she is creating cartoon and cartoon mascots for business clients.
Visit LeahG's Cartoon and Illustration Services website here for updates and latest art work.
Leah left the retail and health management world a few years ago to become a freelance writer and artist. She now enjoys creating funky vibrant cartoons and illsutrations for websites, promotional materials and as gifts. Leah would love to illustrate her own children's books in the future. Presently she is creating cartoon and cartoon mascots for business clients.
Visit LeahG's Cartoon and Illustration Services website here for updates and latest art work.
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Top-level comments on this article: (3 total)Red Cow! Classicthank you Dennis :)
You go girl!Thank you Mark, i'm giving it all I've got! lol
I love this delightful illustration and I wish you great sucess with your upcoming book.
Arlene Wright-correll
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