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Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Quackenstein Hatches a Family » Trailer

Just in time for Halloween, watch the spooky video trailer for the,
Quackenstein Hatches a Family http://ow.ly/2ZEGf

Thursday, October 21, 2010

The Horror, The Horror!



Perhaps my favorite book trailer of the past week.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Drawn in Brooklyn




DRAWN IN BROOKLYN




Drawn in Brooklyn festival and exhibition of children's book illustrations! Brooklyn's diverse, vibrant environment is home to the most remarkable concentration of children's book professionals on the planet. This fact is put on brilliant display by the work of the illustrators featured in this exhibition. We hope you enjoy this wonderful opportunity to meet these artists and experience their work.

Drawn In Brooklyn Exhibitions
September 21, 2010 – January 23, 2011
Central Library, Grand Army Plaza

Grand Lobby
Original children's book illustrations by 34 artists curated by John Bemelmans Marciano
Foyer Cases
Featured illustrators' picture books
2nd Floor Balcony Cases
Site-specific installations created by illustrators
Youth Wing
Sketches, models, tools and more that reveal the processes behind
the making of picture book art.


Sean Qualls

Sophie Blackall



Lauren Castillo



Brett Helquist



Peter Brown

F

Glasses Photo Series: Publishing Folk

Sophie Blackall, Illustrator

Sophi



Neil Swaab, Mr Wiggles

Neil Swaab




Martha Mihalick, Greenwillow Books

Martha



Amy Ryan, HarperCollins

Amy Ryan


Colleen AF Venable, First Second

Colleen AF Venable



Laura Lee Gulledge, Page by Paige

Laura Lee


Marcellus Hall, Illustrator/Musician

Marcellus


Susan Van Metre, Publisher

Susan



Grace Lacovara, The Book Nook

Grace



Tamar Brazis, Executive Editor

Tamar Brazis



Fiona Robinson, Author/Illustrator

Fiona Robinson


Jonathan Beckerman, Photographer

Jonathan



Pete, Author

Pete



Kate Moloney, Co-Author, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style



Thursday, October 14, 2010

Dan Santat breaks down . . . his compositions




I just came across Dan Santat's blog about how he breaks down . . . his compositions. It's an amazing insight into how he works and is worth a read.


"Recently, a friend of mine asked me to give my two cents on how I compose a page for book illustration. I don't really consider myself an expert on art, design or composition but I figured I'd share my philosophies on the matter for those who may feel they can be a helpful start in illustrating for picture books.

First of all, I should discuss my influences. I learned everything by imitation. I think, for anyone who has started in art you begin by copying those things that interest you and you improve by repetition. For me, I grew up drawing Garfield and VINCENT from the old Disney movie "The Black Hole" (Don't ask) When it came to children's books my infatuation was with the work of William Joyce..."—DAN SANTAT


Monday, October 04, 2010

MORE PHOTOS WIMPY KID MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY BALLOON






Earlier this summer Jeff Kinney and his trusted team ( Charles Kochman, Jason Wells and myself ) took a trip to the Macy's Studios just over the Hudson river in New Jersey. Here they make all the floats and balloons that are seen in the parade Thanksgiving morning. It was like visiting Santa's workshop.






Jeff Kinney and team arrive at the Macy's Studio in New Jersey

Who knew the balloons started out as clay sculptures?
This was the first time Jeff was seeing his creation, Greg Heffley in 3D




Jeff works on the design of Greg's mouth





The original drawing by Jeff Kinney for the balloon. ( Below )

Macy's drawing of Greg in 3D


Sculpting tools




First a 3D clay sculpture is made.



Jennifer Palmer awaits Jeff's carving instructions







A figure is added to show scale

Charles Kochman lends his keen eye to the process