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Behind the Scenes…

Tami — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:14:23 +0000

Here’s a little glimpse into my process for the Chicken Licken Illustration featured in the last post. After I read the story (or excerpt in this case) many times, I get a sense of where I want to go, visually, the feeling of the characters and their personalities and unique emotions that carry the overarching concept [...]

Chicken Licken?

Tami — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:38:52 +0000

A tale of mass hysteria — perfect for our times, I suppose. It is also the theme for this years SCBWI Tomie dePaola Children’s Illustration Challenge whereby the entrants, including your’s truly, were to illustrate the following excerpt from the tale: So they went along and went along until they met Turkey Lurkey “Good morning, [...]

Two little spots…

Tami — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:09:42 +0000

I just did these two little pencil spots for the SCBWI newsletter. I don’t usually tread in the realm of fantasy, but these two little ladies fit the theme so well, I just had to use them.

Stay hungry…stay foolish

Tami — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:48:26 +0000

A lot has been written today about the passing of Steve Jobs and rightly so. He was a visionary, who exercised a lasting influence on modern culture, worldwide. Jobs inspired his engineers and designers to create with great thought to human interface, ultimately touching every segment of the population, from pre-schoolers to the President. It [...]

Good things…

Tami — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:36:58 +0000

The smell of a campfire The quiet of fishing String lights on the camper Breakfast out of doors Falling asleep to the sound of cicadas Owls Horseshoes Sunset on the water S’mores Lanterns

Painting on the iPad

Tami — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 11:41:34 +0000

This is my first attempt at painting on the iPad2. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I dove into making art on the iPad. I’m no stranger to digital painting but I am more familiar with Photoshop and my trusty Wacom. For this little spot, I used a drawing out of my sketchbook. I [...]

Illustration Friday: Duet

Tami — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:55:01 +0000

You wouldn’t think an opera star and an old tomcat would make such beautiful music together, but Bianca and Buck sang a lovely duet in the moonlight every night.

above the clouds

Tami — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:34:40 +0000

above the clouds, a photo by traylorillo on Flickr. I feel remiss in not having posted new artwork in a while. I’ve been busy, but that’s no excuse not to share. So, without further adieu, I’ve finished another spread in my ongoing book project. It’s the same style as usual, pencil with digital color (in [...]

Goldi

Tami — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:32:39 +0000

Here’s another personal project for my kidlit portfolio, the classic character, Goldilocks…in ink and digital color.

Go ask Alice…

Tami — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:11:28 +0000

A personal piece…Alice in the White Rabbit’s hole. This is inked with digital color.