Ahoy, cullies—Pirates Go To School is finally in all the quality bookstores! If any of you happen to be putting villages to th’ torch and sword over in Massachusetts, why not drop anchor during author Corinne Demas’ book signing events? Here’s a handy schedule for you to tattoo on your forearms:
Friday, July 8th 10:30 am
Reading from Pirates Go to School
Story Hour for Kids Wellfleet Public Library
55 West Main Street
Wellfleet, MA
508-349-0310
Thursday, July 14th 4-6 pm
Booksigning for Pirates Go To School Wellfleet Marine Corp. 25 Holbrook Ave. Wellfleet, Ma. 02667 508-349-6417
Tuesday, July 26th 10 am – 12 pm
Booksigning for Pirates Go To School Brewster Bookstore
2648 Main Street
Brewster, MA
508-896-6543
Wednesday, July 27th
Pirate’s Go to School Story Hour & Booksigning Where The Sidewalk Ends Bookstore
432 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-0499
Saturday, September 10th 11:00 am
Event for Pirates Go To School The Elephant’s Trunk Children’s Bookshop 1764 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-538-6131
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Here are the character designs for Pirates Go To School. I originally envisioned the pirates as grownups, attending a school that looked like a pirate ship. After seeing the initial sketches, Ken, the art director, asked me to draw them as pirate kids—attending a normal elementary school.
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about the illustration process, so let’s review. I draw rough thumbnail sketches, design the characters, gather visual reference, draw beautiful sketches based on the thumbnails, paint a color script then finally paint the final illustrations.
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Pirates hit the bookshelves
book promotionAhoy, cullies—Pirates Go To School is finally in all the quality bookstores! If any of you happen to be putting villages to th’ torch and sword over in Massachusetts, why not drop anchor during author Corinne Demas’ book signing events? Here’s a handy schedule for you to tattoo on your forearms:
Friday, July 8th 10:30 am
Reading from Pirates Go to School
Story Hour for Kids
Wellfleet Public Library
55 West Main Street
Wellfleet, MA
508-349-0310
Thursday, July 14th 4-6 pm
Booksigning for Pirates Go To School
Wellfleet Marine Corp.
25 Holbrook Ave.
Wellfleet, Ma. 02667
508-349-6417
Tuesday, July 26th 10 am – 12 pm
Booksigning for Pirates Go To School
Brewster Bookstore
2648 Main Street
Brewster, MA
508-896-6543
Wednesday, July 27th
Pirate’s Go to School Story Hour & Booksigning
Where The Sidewalk Ends Bookstore
432 Main Street
Chatham, MA 02633
508-945-0499
Saturday, September 10th 11:00 am
Event for Pirates Go To School
The Elephant’s Trunk Children’s Bookshop
1764 Massachusetts Avenue
Lexington, MA 02420
781-538-6131
Pirate kids
book promotion, illustration processHere are the character designs for Pirates Go To School. I originally envisioned the pirates as grownups, attending a school that looked like a pirate ship. After seeing the initial sketches, Ken, the art director, asked me to draw them as pirate kids—attending a normal elementary school.
Pirates at storytime
book promotion, illustration processPirates Go To School drops anchor in bookstores next Friday!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about the illustration process, so let’s review. I draw rough thumbnail sketches, design the characters, gather visual reference, draw beautiful sketches based on the thumbnails, paint a color script then finally paint the final illustrations.
Here’s the storytime scene. I wonder if my friends at Farmersville Elementary School will recognize their library?