So I was churning out color illustrations for Ozzie and
sending them in to Sleeping Bear Press right on schedule, when Melinda Milward,
Sleeping Bear’s wonderful and tactful graphic designer, called me and asked me
to sloooooow down and work on some color character studies before going any
further. “Ozzie” has kind of a large cast and they need to all be distinctive,
work together and, above all, look the same each time they appear. “In
children’s books, it’s all about consistency,” said my editor, Barb McNally.
(God, I love saying “MY editor, MY graphic designer…) So, the loud screeching
sound you heard coming from the Northwest was my putting the brakes on Oz. But
this is in fact a relief because it gives me the time to really figure out
color. So stay tuned for some color character studies. (and pleas for help)
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| starting on the color |
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| I made an "art line" to hang my stuff as I go (to TRY to keep consistent) |
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