Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Children's Book Illus: Mother Goose

Chris Buzelli
(Here is a charcoal drawing with oil paint glazed in background and painting in birds.  The effect is quicker than doing a full painting, but still has the same communication--but in a fresh way. One thing to avoid in this process is the possibility of muddiness.  Working with workable fixative and crystal clear will be key in keeping your drawing down.  If you are using charcoal, it might be a good idea to work a little lighter than usual.  Charcoal creates a lot of dust and can get messy.  Pencils are a little more controllable.  Or, if you want to create a texture in the background, consider smudging the charcoal.)


Arthur Rackham
(the drawing might be in ink, but it could easily be done in charcoal pencil or black prismacolor)

 
Andre Carrilho
(The b/w might be done digitally, but it could easily be replicated in charcoal or graphite)

 

Dave McKean
(the drawing might be in ink, but it could easily be done in charcoal pencil or black prismacolor.The paint is a little more collage style--probably with acrylic.  If you'd like to do some of the drawing on top of the color, you can.)


Dr. Seuss
(the drawing is in ink, but it could easily be done in charcoal pencil or black prismacolor. His flat color is very stiking. Could work with acrylic or gouache.)

Helen Ward
(remember this from the slide show?  Very minimal color, but beautiful drawing.)



(above both ink as drawing, but you get the idea)

(the b/w is probably graphite)



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