Back when Jenny Tripp’s fabulous sequel to Pete and Fremont was still in production, the story—in which Pete leaves the circus in search of a new life—didn’t yet have a title. Things were becoming so desperate AD Samantha McFerrin was reduced to asking me for ideas. Here are rough sketches for the cover with title possibilities scribbled in:
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Nothing very workable here. What about something more show-bizzy? At this point Pete’s Disappearing Act had become the working title, so I thought I’d do something that looked like a vanishing act. Here are some ideas as tight sketches:
Too Houdini. Here’s a dramatic scene where Pete and his friends are almost run over by a riverboat:
Still not quite there. But this one was the winner—Pete caught up in a twister:
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My computer had a nervous breakdown in March and I thought I’d lost all my images from this title, Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex. Here are some that follow the development of the cover art I found on a disk.
The story’s about a girl who sends a T Rex an invitation to her sixth birthday party. The first sketch is for front & back cover, showing T Rex opening the invite in his museum. Next is the painting with more background on the left side, including the security guard.
The art director wasn’t happy with this image, and suggested something simpler. Here’s the sketch and the painting.
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Cover ideas for Pete’s Disappearing Act
book promotion, illustration processBack when Jenny Tripp’s fabulous sequel to Pete and Fremont was still in production, the story—in which Pete leaves the circus in search of a new life—didn’t yet have a title. Things were becoming so desperate AD Samantha McFerrin was reduced to asking me for ideas. Here are rough sketches for the cover with title possibilities scribbled in:
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Nothing very workable here. What about something more show-bizzy? At this point Pete’s Disappearing Act had become the working title, so I thought I’d do something that looked like a vanishing act. Here are some ideas as tight sketches:
Too Houdini. Here’s a dramatic scene where Pete and his friends are almost run over by a riverboat:
Still not quite there. But this one was the winner—Pete caught up in a twister:
T Rex on a trampoline
book promotion, illustration processThumbnails and tight sketch from Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Dear T Rex cover
book promotion, illustration processMy computer had a nervous breakdown in March and I thought I’d lost all my images from this title, Dear Tyrannosaurus Rex. Here are some that follow the development of the cover art I found on a disk.
The story’s about a girl who sends a T Rex an invitation to her sixth birthday party. The first sketch is for front & back cover, showing T Rex opening the invite in his museum. Next is the painting with more background on the left side, including the security guard.
The art director wasn’t happy with this image, and suggested something simpler. Here’s the sketch and the painting.