Friday, May 09, 2008

Illustration Friday - "Electricity"



"The front of the black rock glowed as Bryce picked it up. Odd."

This is another sample illustration with a made-up caption for my chapter book/middle grade portfolio. It goes with the b&w illustrations a few posts ago. I'd love to illustrate some adventure books for trade publishers.

I just finished reading Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson. That would have been a fun book to illustrate (hint: Scholastic, if you'd like b&w illustrations in the next printing, please hire me).
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18 comments:

  1. Faruffa9:29 AM

    Great work, I like the boy expression!

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  2. eyecontact10:04 AM

    That boy is very cute.

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  3. Connie10:32 AM

    This cool little guy radiates electric current!

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  4. Roberta10:44 AM

    This is a perfect piece for your target audience.
    That would be a cool asignment!

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  5. Hello!11:18 AM

    Very nice!! I know I must have said this before... but I love these b/w illustrations you are making! Another great character

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  6. NANCY LEFKO11:56 AM

    very cool...

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  7. Anthony VanArsdale12:50 PM

    Great shading and composition... and mystery...

    I like it!

    -anthony

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  8. Anonymous8:56 PM

    nice illustration and interesting story!

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  9. Anonymous11:03 PM

    This is so nice, I think black and white illustrations are hard to do and you've done a fabulous job here...

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  10. Kristi Valiant8:13 AM

    Thanks so much for all your comments!

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  11. Anonymous8:15 AM

    I like the expression on his face. I like the smooth shading too.

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  12. jmeyersketches10:09 AM

    Nice piece, I like how you shaded it.
    It makes for a quick strong impression.
    His expression is interesting too.

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  13. Anonymous2:51 PM

    Great job drawing the body and pose -- the slight arch of his back and the subtleties if the wrinkles and clothing really bring the boy and the gravity to life. Awesome work!

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  14. Paige Keiser9:27 AM

    This boy has so much personality! Nice body language too.

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  15. MayY . C 五月媽媽9:18 PM

    Beautiful illustration, Kristi.
    Wow, you sure illustrated lots of book, I will check them out in our public library.
    Thank for sharing!

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  16. Brine Blank9:19 AM

    Great detailing on this...I like the understated quality of this character design...

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  17. Eric Barclay7:44 PM

    This is a really nice piece. I love his perplexed expression and the shading is just perfect.

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  18. Kathleen Rietz11:49 AM

    This is great Krisiti! You are really good at these. Hope you get lots of work for this age level!

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