Tag Archive for: graphic novel
Happy Thanksgiving!
book promotion, illustration process
My friend Vince Dorse, the über-talented artist who colorized Two Bad Pilgrims, spills the secrets of his technique here.
Here's hoping you enjoy a blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends.
The Mayflower
book promotion, illustration processAnother spread from Two Bad Pilgrims. This is the big splashy first glimpse of the Mayflower.
Here is the thumbnail sketch:
Everything's there that needs to be, but I was concerned that the direction of the drawing didn't show the Billingtons…
Plymouth Plantation
book promotion, illustration processIt's November—time to start thinking about Thanksgiving and pilgrims! Here's another scene from Two Bad Pilgrims. This one shows the pilgrims beginning construction of Plymouth Plantation. The first thing they built was the common house/fort. …
Two Bad Pilgrims’ progress
illustration processHere's the big scene from Two Bad Pilgrims, where Francis and Johnny nearly scuttle the Mayflower when they fool around with their father's fowling piece. First the thumbnail sketch:
Then the tight sketch:
There was some squeamishness…
Two Bad Pilgrims
illustration process, UncategorizedI've got another book coming out in August, Two Bad Pilgrims.
It's the true story of the Billington brothers, who came to the New World on the Mayflower. They were a couple of brats who nearly blew up the ship while fooling around with a…
