tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-144812622024-03-12T19:51:08.761-07:00AJ Smith Picture Books Blogillustration, writing, picture book, illustrator, drawings, children's books, art, humorous, whimsical, NewburyportAndy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-31043663304658209662011-01-17T12:58:00.000-08:002011-01-17T13:01:42.951-08:00NEW ADDITIONSUpdated my website... reworked the navigation for the whole thing and finally added an ANIMATION/DESIGN page:<br />http://ajsmith.net/anim.html<br />and a TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATION page: http://ajsmith.net/tech.htmlAndy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-61242066282245865532010-11-02T14:00:00.000-07:002010-11-04T08:20:53.253-07:00Author / Illustrator Event at BOOK RACK in Nbpt<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpYa2DU-ZLf43VeW6Ou3P584g5O5gxitoQ-QSe1uaOj-ZJYTgSVdqygJlXSwEnnwXFBLlyylM9Zz8yl2WnDorqV-7rhPFGX5GcCoc7KAyBgF3atk7hBXyvyeluVaDUpAaC1c_/s1600/nov11poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmpYa2DU-ZLf43VeW6Ou3P584g5O5gxitoQ-QSe1uaOj-ZJYTgSVdqygJlXSwEnnwXFBLlyylM9Zz8yl2WnDorqV-7rhPFGX5GcCoc7KAyBgF3atk7hBXyvyeluVaDUpAaC1c_/s200/nov11poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535714431874156146" /></a><br /><br />Take the train up from Boston or wheel down 93/95 from NH!Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-15868230862255266582010-08-02T13:34:00.000-07:002010-08-02T13:35:30.091-07:00Mundane Museum of Boring Grown-Up Tedium<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawXENy3AFaHpVEn2hf5ORUUvasGyptZCateNq5v6bvr6XBlxbAuWgpV6nLwyEUpVjAM60LiJowPDJ1XN4NZA2PTYnx5tnrOIIhd2ET1W4_nhMYU8zE2mlwTjRbH5LsSxjMqt_/s1600/worst_3233.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhawXENy3AFaHpVEn2hf5ORUUvasGyptZCateNq5v6bvr6XBlxbAuWgpV6nLwyEUpVjAM60LiJowPDJ1XN4NZA2PTYnx5tnrOIIhd2ET1W4_nhMYU8zE2mlwTjRbH5LsSxjMqt_/s200/worst_3233.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500913877221923890" /></a><br />Can you think of anything more boring to kids? Lots of room to stuff in some BORING! ... yawn.Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-38042918306186532902010-02-10T17:26:00.000-08:002010-03-25T20:52:28.242-07:00"Jumbonormous" conceptual sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A98XRzErPlUM_bQajsm1uFlhoMJFYtLDzOedktgqA0EYP18VA6TgJXgvCIMAJ_G1LwEWKuPYANp8gof0cSTX4vZsQGna7tQTtM2DIMYUCFNvyQjoxf5zu8u0Aj5MbDU8LjgO/s1600/peg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 157px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A98XRzErPlUM_bQajsm1uFlhoMJFYtLDzOedktgqA0EYP18VA6TgJXgvCIMAJ_G1LwEWKuPYANp8gof0cSTX4vZsQGna7tQTtM2DIMYUCFNvyQjoxf5zu8u0Aj5MbDU8LjgO/s200/peg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452785438697199154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZvAQ4JR0eGK7dYnYLEOkDX_d2ZKRONKPcc8GVfAfz1hZ81bwyMgXR5Ah2hCctcVrfzYOeXKu2bSoz_H-2pyV9qDgTAMfkuP1QGbrwA1obd5Qmf6Me89Zvnj05zIEy0-nucQj/s1600-h/walrus.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZvAQ4JR0eGK7dYnYLEOkDX_d2ZKRONKPcc8GVfAfz1hZ81bwyMgXR5Ah2hCctcVrfzYOeXKu2bSoz_H-2pyV9qDgTAMfkuP1QGbrwA1obd5Qmf6Me89Zvnj05zIEy0-nucQj/s200/walrus.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442389543545857906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGgB59o8zJT9oOVerXRWOJdDqHDmbSTd0VrAmOkRypTmmHXQXdYDR0SZdhOYE0zqSgi7OpCJmXwWUUWqMPBFDfAsIMwmBtQXP8L5TkaIH9S86p2gs6j2WHihdkSlkpw2sdjzk/s1600-h/tugg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFGgB59o8zJT9oOVerXRWOJdDqHDmbSTd0VrAmOkRypTmmHXQXdYDR0SZdhOYE0zqSgi7OpCJmXwWUUWqMPBFDfAsIMwmBtQXP8L5TkaIH9S86p2gs6j2WHihdkSlkpw2sdjzk/s200/tugg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992149679296050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUStRj_Ldkrhia1jqtTCsEgwAWcd0GRkXxt2wFh0fWUAkoLn4EXQ1TqeZsuocruy3n9834aFeFhWNSQnH_TnoHK7WNC9wm5xMiCyXAINQQ__1cr9XVEznRP__mQN8ZQqQ2zEB0/s1600-h/bigFishermen.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 99px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUStRj_Ldkrhia1jqtTCsEgwAWcd0GRkXxt2wFh0fWUAkoLn4EXQ1TqeZsuocruy3n9834aFeFhWNSQnH_TnoHK7WNC9wm5xMiCyXAINQQ__1cr9XVEznRP__mQN8ZQqQ2zEB0/s200/bigFishermen.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441992106234468194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW78uxUN9qPyN-_0PHS7igok9GyH6hdTz2dFNXSyG50ANK7nMkEsTTbOUQk-LJ1AOhGKC0DuZU65vfL773LUWuLgPaRNfi72oEnxooQkrlGU-8iBi80akzSXG2QlXwqq8O1KjI/s1600-h/_undersea.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW78uxUN9qPyN-_0PHS7igok9GyH6hdTz2dFNXSyG50ANK7nMkEsTTbOUQk-LJ1AOhGKC0DuZU65vfL773LUWuLgPaRNfi72oEnxooQkrlGU-8iBi80akzSXG2QlXwqq8O1KjI/s200/_undersea.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439794985780528450" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNAVlfOhJXeFro6syayRQoqq0OgaPEA8IqtA7yC-he5OI75qlX5g6OPbb_WNh_swl-e61v5zLjCIxlEUcZuZgkEkjhEDrRFdc0WEIh-gnImsyjd_VhuqNVAalLlHe17y6h7OC/s1600-h/_men.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNAVlfOhJXeFro6syayRQoqq0OgaPEA8IqtA7yC-he5OI75qlX5g6OPbb_WNh_swl-e61v5zLjCIxlEUcZuZgkEkjhEDrRFdc0WEIh-gnImsyjd_VhuqNVAalLlHe17y6h7OC/s200/_men.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439794867693176050" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3iK-Yd0BhmPOP1itNMw3nrPg3Pun8vFGpCh-Z-spVumcA0nY4y6GpYSTgcJ3Z8Ogw_97fg1w-7345cGjs_Sxvt0CUw5L3fOOXsRwzaRtEMW81pHPONzydMYge3L8t81MnkcE/s1600-h/_dock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3iK-Yd0BhmPOP1itNMw3nrPg3Pun8vFGpCh-Z-spVumcA0nY4y6GpYSTgcJ3Z8Ogw_97fg1w-7345cGjs_Sxvt0CUw5L3fOOXsRwzaRtEMW81pHPONzydMYge3L8t81MnkcE/s200/_dock.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439794818174209794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGcNpAunCadr5V95n1_HAvEa2yUt_HYvbUIQe_GKx_49gAakJc-VoVSfFaq9Zj0fpnETvnLuDDsEw7FrpFIdPuhEIxFC90FdlM26FgpZ1PkBueOpEtBkRO4HygiLHmBhHBfY1/s1600-h/fishSK_rain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidGcNpAunCadr5V95n1_HAvEa2yUt_HYvbUIQe_GKx_49gAakJc-VoVSfFaq9Zj0fpnETvnLuDDsEw7FrpFIdPuhEIxFC90FdlM26FgpZ1PkBueOpEtBkRO4HygiLHmBhHBfY1/s200/fishSK_rain.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438569210375710434" /></a><br />visual brainstorming a new picture book project...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXP33scQ4WITUAQ8WlZbLh8wXP9vLeXeLwP5nfCx0k9OJ2Dk9eY8Ds7fjQ0hjzFYepqy4-kvrBlseS1PmNErLJ01W4WxzVK91WzzyUEMe1ewGsZlkeJbSepCw6Hd6nECHsXbZ/s1600-h/fishSK_tackle.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXP33scQ4WITUAQ8WlZbLh8wXP9vLeXeLwP5nfCx0k9OJ2Dk9eY8Ds7fjQ0hjzFYepqy4-kvrBlseS1PmNErLJ01W4WxzVK91WzzyUEMe1ewGsZlkeJbSepCw6Hd6nECHsXbZ/s200/fishSK_tackle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436791523629381522" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZGi56iE1KR9riPM-fn_fviukp9bgwdMB7lzJJ0ZlKQtPQnVL-JvaQYUwx14Et3lUeoTPdYGBA0hd5MBoAw8pP8PH1zKquh2e5LuDzNRT_71eMuPhCPRYbAnIQhaQuYDzTQsa/s1600-h/fishSK_surfacing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ZGi56iE1KR9riPM-fn_fviukp9bgwdMB7lzJJ0ZlKQtPQnVL-JvaQYUwx14Et3lUeoTPdYGBA0hd5MBoAw8pP8PH1zKquh2e5LuDzNRT_71eMuPhCPRYbAnIQhaQuYDzTQsa/s200/fishSK_surfacing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436791476555339426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNXPziJcNC2IkVp6MhqPp7YdvkLWcCWFMfBtHWpeH2nMuWMvN5bJjsBHzSFocs4KIcRKE3RJK4-stKLOqvh3wiZ9vv9_Z1m7YD2ocx8GkFM6cKRdvwcEKItp7tdHlzpaF9JY-/s1600-h/fishSK_grampsBoy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNXPziJcNC2IkVp6MhqPp7YdvkLWcCWFMfBtHWpeH2nMuWMvN5bJjsBHzSFocs4KIcRKE3RJK4-stKLOqvh3wiZ9vv9_Z1m7YD2ocx8GkFM6cKRdvwcEKItp7tdHlzpaF9JY-/s200/fishSK_grampsBoy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436791409438633618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGHtly9OLAgVGbzqlB5Hg-4mw-An3vbdQf8cFfc6tG-alFL1LHewB_-291w_2WxGhv5b8fBGF7ZAEklQvlEDIvP0lnoeUT_9pIXsM0pMz7-dQ1Bi4JK1kchfDoY3BYLd9-MDO/s1600-h/fishSK_bigFish.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHGHtly9OLAgVGbzqlB5Hg-4mw-An3vbdQf8cFfc6tG-alFL1LHewB_-291w_2WxGhv5b8fBGF7ZAEklQvlEDIvP0lnoeUT_9pIXsM0pMz7-dQ1Bi4JK1kchfDoY3BYLd9-MDO/s200/fishSK_bigFish.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436791367592888994" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-49163964451857332942010-02-07T18:14:00.001-08:002010-02-07T18:16:13.176-08:00submarine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcRK6kY5gTVVgSEpv0m_l0Vi7TQxavePl4lR4TS_DtWoPZ7hLiJk-G2NYVUtChvdGbXXe5NWU7VfvRdC3BOYtQAMo54kbZtwbRGtPqTztQckU0pib5GiH1hYsdNk59s9D2eN/s1600-h/subs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 66px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9IcRK6kY5gTVVgSEpv0m_l0Vi7TQxavePl4lR4TS_DtWoPZ7hLiJk-G2NYVUtChvdGbXXe5NWU7VfvRdC3BOYtQAMo54kbZtwbRGtPqTztQckU0pib5GiH1hYsdNk59s9D2eN/s200/subs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435690676013213058" /></a><br />quick illo for the Maine Illustrators' site... which BG looks best?<br />http://www.maineillustratorscollective.org/Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-12979564205209493102010-01-20T09:05:00.000-08:002010-01-20T09:13:31.917-08:00The Year In Review: 2009It was a different year for me, to say the least. On a personal level, it was a wonderful year with a new house and a new baby (although technically she arrived 12/08). Professionally, things were a bit stagnant, like a lot of areas of our economy. 2006, 2007, 2009 all saw me do very well as a full time freelance illustrator. But after turning down a 6 book deal (because I was Daddy Daycare), I had no book offers come my way all of 2009. Pictured below are some of the jobs and personal projects I dabbled with.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdYyOMvRhl6-SJapf7Wwf2r-Bi8C4cIVz_IArYf1Fdj78yM_hrjX9TeXzHBZ1WN5E9sXurtgXkfRI_q2S47KP1cBAAZsBKKWei-tA8iqCBdUAv8k5vHPEvV4AK8piYbskRuUQ/s1600-h/year2009.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdYyOMvRhl6-SJapf7Wwf2r-Bi8C4cIVz_IArYf1Fdj78yM_hrjX9TeXzHBZ1WN5E9sXurtgXkfRI_q2S47KP1cBAAZsBKKWei-tA8iqCBdUAv8k5vHPEvV4AK8piYbskRuUQ/s200/year2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428870366335978402" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-32781809645551401122010-01-11T09:51:00.000-08:002010-01-11T09:53:07.209-08:00rejected drawings"fight", "fort" and "flakes"<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ykiQkYQXXD5swqGFCwwUS9r92yIsyD5uOKhrKTq1Tqgc4vcN5OzCuCXjc_CNyy7UjZ43XYVRcugXGs8kMD16NmitLKOkMRzcItcgMf9pFEu8J-9OqBixHQraJjvbyWepUrAT/s1600-h/rejected.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 86px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ykiQkYQXXD5swqGFCwwUS9r92yIsyD5uOKhrKTq1Tqgc4vcN5OzCuCXjc_CNyy7UjZ43XYVRcugXGs8kMD16NmitLKOkMRzcItcgMf9pFEu8J-9OqBixHQraJjvbyWepUrAT/s200/rejected.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425541687224629378" /></a><br />rejected images from an illustrated icons project i am working on.Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-5059853955002300062010-01-04T14:02:00.000-08:002010-04-20T07:10:50.168-07:00Hard Hab-It To BreakI suffer from the unfortunate affliction of being an obsessive hockey fan, particularly a Montreal Canadiens fan. I wish I could stop, sometimes. I have been able (until very recently) to keep my hockey watching urges in check by not ordering cable. I am, however, unable to keep myself from hanging on each review from online bloggers like Apon Basu's daily hab-it http://dailyhab-it.blogspot.com/. In a weak attempt to validate this addiction, I've offered to do a logo design for his site. As such, here are some of the ROUGH first brainstorms:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadzpyLGtmYE31IYHk8RWhNTIoaOIBaioQSbk8DjOUg0OaZybNPFEz4botH4u_hOf9UxADcifBFNpgV-ZPVrP1EDUOU0EoOWUQH4DU9Wm8ktsCFB42t2bRNqfDelb9Sbortlh4/s1600-h/dailyHabit5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiadzpyLGtmYE31IYHk8RWhNTIoaOIBaioQSbk8DjOUg0OaZybNPFEz4botH4u_hOf9UxADcifBFNpgV-ZPVrP1EDUOU0EoOWUQH4DU9Wm8ktsCFB42t2bRNqfDelb9Sbortlh4/s200/dailyHabit5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423010161026129906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc2V1N_2gBrsXeA7vz6njywjuGJJPpXc5BAV6_L7AWDBtdKUmmGEtmBEajbw2qhowG5JgwyYDHKYyzW2BmPDK4sNiZpOzRW7pZgareWI2L0715q3_DHrTPs1DOCHrpeYO8211/s1600-h/dailyHabit4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAc2V1N_2gBrsXeA7vz6njywjuGJJPpXc5BAV6_L7AWDBtdKUmmGEtmBEajbw2qhowG5JgwyYDHKYyzW2BmPDK4sNiZpOzRW7pZgareWI2L0715q3_DHrTPs1DOCHrpeYO8211/s200/dailyHabit4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423010110177409394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOIzrXnk1aSNlSwbwQgmEBriXZhEwZx_BpaCtWXVdKdir3qyc06XzN-4chuduV9nO4ELlmU7F9TX0oZDS0VdcGR1vqnRG4VBLrmYfPLwSrYM9u2CCwicfNrP2rgO_I-r6tv1r/s1600-h/dailyHabit3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimOIzrXnk1aSNlSwbwQgmEBriXZhEwZx_BpaCtWXVdKdir3qyc06XzN-4chuduV9nO4ELlmU7F9TX0oZDS0VdcGR1vqnRG4VBLrmYfPLwSrYM9u2CCwicfNrP2rgO_I-r6tv1r/s200/dailyHabit3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423009984581659890" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP4qOEIcGRFUcBTqxCAu9eZ7NwAninZBC9N2uiN6zFYPOtiTmQZ6fmP_-hDs3M10VAjVt9sdwWE_DK2-iNqIOJSUYjEO-iGL1OGaIOLc8tOIRxJBgX4hybI9-hZJw8LYAU8A9/s1600-h/dailyHabit2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlP4qOEIcGRFUcBTqxCAu9eZ7NwAninZBC9N2uiN6zFYPOtiTmQZ6fmP_-hDs3M10VAjVt9sdwWE_DK2-iNqIOJSUYjEO-iGL1OGaIOLc8tOIRxJBgX4hybI9-hZJw8LYAU8A9/s200/dailyHabit2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423009938026828642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Zk3_NpXxtaPkL-DFW9WziI935ChyiVReuWULH14vHe-CcE3iMHfE_k6CNN-geTObj5Raj6kriPZwdQRnhstd1l9Ldgq41kbwkwGwlAE2n7t0uGs8DRAyc7hAUPGXe1O6Bkgc/s1600-h/dailyHabit1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Zk3_NpXxtaPkL-DFW9WziI935ChyiVReuWULH14vHe-CcE3iMHfE_k6CNN-geTObj5Raj6kriPZwdQRnhstd1l9Ldgq41kbwkwGwlAE2n7t0uGs8DRAyc7hAUPGXe1O6Bkgc/s200/dailyHabit1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423009885115949202" /></a><br />I want the image to be clear but with a retro NFBC-esque feel.<br /><br />FINISHED LOGO:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnby5zJsrPxhO02Vr3oeMZ3UWgHKVt9wg_o-eixXTgUsFApy4VESZgSl4faUG59X82Etc0BpaQWWSVwhCbSIDHZ5f38-m5qicFspT_Cy8JrhJ6Fuf2xQwZ6cSZ1w2yV36IX00u/s1600/dailyHabit.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnby5zJsrPxhO02Vr3oeMZ3UWgHKVt9wg_o-eixXTgUsFApy4VESZgSl4faUG59X82Etc0BpaQWWSVwhCbSIDHZ5f38-m5qicFspT_Cy8JrhJ6Fuf2xQwZ6cSZ1w2yV36IX00u/s200/dailyHabit.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462221817456504114" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-45834995371935236952009-12-19T06:24:00.000-08:002010-01-04T16:10:24.485-08:00Best Nest<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3G1eqGhiUhXUEJsxGGSE8fWUR8o6Ah0DAYvFdB1B2R6HJk7c7K7JcNCus-lWRReTqmtXCcbTmM-FDYqYuD2k0BBEk2tnyqBoROGrSGbxAK9CluBYqZxKBZFGk5onuOvUDJRE/s1600-h/BestNest_rough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR3G1eqGhiUhXUEJsxGGSE8fWUR8o6Ah0DAYvFdB1B2R6HJk7c7K7JcNCus-lWRReTqmtXCcbTmM-FDYqYuD2k0BBEk2tnyqBoROGrSGbxAK9CluBYqZxKBZFGk5onuOvUDJRE/s200/BestNest_rough.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416953277631952258" /></a><br />Rough layout sketches for a birds' nest poem.Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-1411603435200462042009-11-23T09:33:00.000-08:002009-11-25T15:47:24.718-08:00fun stuffplaying around with some ideas...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipozUB6MNXEsApwI2XYeTVhc39HYq3RJhT6y3MK_8yg_nvhUfqHKpBxKBXpxXHb__6Zu_naPHn29-zJkOKx0n3cHFApGTKbaII5Xjla63SdZL0-fhQ8h9kteMorKZQ4OD_gFZs/s1600/ducky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 73px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipozUB6MNXEsApwI2XYeTVhc39HYq3RJhT6y3MK_8yg_nvhUfqHKpBxKBXpxXHb__6Zu_naPHn29-zJkOKx0n3cHFApGTKbaII5Xjla63SdZL0-fhQ8h9kteMorKZQ4OD_gFZs/s200/ducky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407353813487387378" /></a><br />and Humpty Dump...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8us2c2Mt5ghQdvKEUIIorxXRmBAIh-Nm6nixv8yqZT2MRRhoNfMZs_aEGQIqF4Y4q4s7RJwRfivcBPYxKO0d0nQMaRbZOEM3gVvHMMQr7hoXssgQSvJYpDsljgX5lxLRD0iV/s1600/16158_187898416002_99131516002_3602032_6500831_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8us2c2Mt5ghQdvKEUIIorxXRmBAIh-Nm6nixv8yqZT2MRRhoNfMZs_aEGQIqF4Y4q4s7RJwRfivcBPYxKO0d0nQMaRbZOEM3gVvHMMQr7hoXssgQSvJYpDsljgX5lxLRD0iV/s200/16158_187898416002_99131516002_3602032_6500831_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407353969690151122" /></a><br />(pretty corny joke but i like how it came out)<br /><br />opening spread (maybe?) for new "duck" book<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fPRdNcF5BG2wVUhHff6bRbpgbyJib7m5KTSBGZ1Hgtgwe6gzh0McExMDhdPORC3APqbof3LHseTuhcwxj1J6B6qaY2_AfnIL3r3Zjda_zgTqJ3LFIIDTx4Mgs8ES-KkULIRc/s1600/16158_190837266002_99131516002_3626649_5367227_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fPRdNcF5BG2wVUhHff6bRbpgbyJib7m5KTSBGZ1Hgtgwe6gzh0McExMDhdPORC3APqbof3LHseTuhcwxj1J6B6qaY2_AfnIL3r3Zjda_zgTqJ3LFIIDTx4Mgs8ES-KkULIRc/s200/16158_190837266002_99131516002_3626649_5367227_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408191941298582738" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-20122238715064601392009-10-29T20:40:00.001-07:002009-10-29T20:41:09.296-07:00For a "Re-imagining the Classics" show in Maine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aMgZ5MqM2UnKomhGtJUaDKdhaG6wTszTzfiSfHxcWD3YhJAWNYhEYswsMd_fr74bA6Ya15XzLtCBBnJa3NaX7HPgEBqPEBTKziJrIX_rnAUl1xBfP32n_KmFvPfD33s5RsE1/s1600-h/tortoiseHair_bw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aMgZ5MqM2UnKomhGtJUaDKdhaG6wTszTzfiSfHxcWD3YhJAWNYhEYswsMd_fr74bA6Ya15XzLtCBBnJa3NaX7HPgEBqPEBTKziJrIX_rnAUl1xBfP32n_KmFvPfD33s5RsE1/s200/tortoiseHair_bw.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398233004829060770" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-81505521958106939192009-10-25T17:21:00.000-07:002009-10-25T17:22:56.097-07:00Newburyport Harbor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCVHEfnphIWTf35x92NhgZ5QD0jRcytY41KPuuXT7bOz88bukEhT4_Fjx-tbGsePnvIVyLQg55Z4zXUrHZYjOgU-Jqmmla_kEoW6ZAmBv_etgOqsywgZN1UPKr740meGg6yw1/s1600-h/lisaAnn.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCVHEfnphIWTf35x92NhgZ5QD0jRcytY41KPuuXT7bOz88bukEhT4_Fjx-tbGsePnvIVyLQg55Z4zXUrHZYjOgU-Jqmmla_kEoW6ZAmBv_etgOqsywgZN1UPKr740meGg6yw1/s200/lisaAnn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396697527989683218" /></a><br />sketch Lisa Ann II in the Merimack River. I plan on doing a whole series of these, provided I can find some good brush pens soon.Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-11158664205981168602009-09-30T19:31:00.000-07:002009-10-05T08:41:56.604-07:00dog portrait commission color mock-uprough color:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R9l1eLl0kY4KrrqiJupxnZBecESlTu9EXEZIpBFhTPyNbit08X6dEhqsqigL1Df0D4F-ZFrdWWOeXfstnZN6ubiDoHxfkQyVnnpeD4Z5swL29Y-iYgonWB7ht4l44Im1qN4L/s1600-h/suki_color.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4R9l1eLl0kY4KrrqiJupxnZBecESlTu9EXEZIpBFhTPyNbit08X6dEhqsqigL1Df0D4F-ZFrdWWOeXfstnZN6ubiDoHxfkQyVnnpeD4Z5swL29Y-iYgonWB7ht4l44Im1qN4L/s200/suki_color.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387453820473325538" /></a><br />and final:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6CiMbQr7xwaWeAMIz6ruqJOwv5iYHWvscAIa_mMIwTqJS0zKrUdSRxQk7DqxbYSuefI3AxDh6Gajp-uUi-UufXw6B0rh38RY9Y8jRu-6JbQ4yyySNzsfMZ45-hFUk8gJe8ac/s1600-h/sukisFarm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 162px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge6CiMbQr7xwaWeAMIz6ruqJOwv5iYHWvscAIa_mMIwTqJS0zKrUdSRxQk7DqxbYSuefI3AxDh6Gajp-uUi-UufXw6B0rh38RY9Y8jRu-6JbQ4yyySNzsfMZ45-hFUk8gJe8ac/s200/sukisFarm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5389141579698401090" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-76841619922392665282009-09-25T15:13:00.000-07:002009-09-25T15:19:34.840-07:00Is this a plausible scenario??Would a 4-5 yr old read (or look at the pictures) of a picture book under the covers with a flashlight (in lieu of sleep)?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YrQAAuHPN8JS6oaj9VcGoeHRq845256r9S_vnr4OS0llgv6UFbkn9CvUgvbdfLJHVqWdBZP76gcl9ISYa3qRsVhRq-5sR-COhqnssWgmiJ_wtOx9IMgiJwg6AK-NnDPO20cv/s1600-h/read-.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YrQAAuHPN8JS6oaj9VcGoeHRq845256r9S_vnr4OS0llgv6UFbkn9CvUgvbdfLJHVqWdBZP76gcl9ISYa3qRsVhRq-5sR-COhqnssWgmiJ_wtOx9IMgiJwg6AK-NnDPO20cv/s200/read-.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385532501060667858" /></a><br /><br />I know the idea of a kid with a flashlight under the covers is oft-used prototypical imagery (and that's OK with me) BUT at WHAT age do they do this? I know I did it but I feel like it wasn't until older... I don't know.<br /><br />I do have to swap out the Mad magazine parody in favor of a picture book (4 yr olds wouldn't be reading mad--wouldn't get the joke)<br /><br />I have to nail the age logistics.<br /><br />HELP!Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-14903633070879074992009-09-08T09:26:00.001-07:002009-09-18T10:41:10.636-07:00bobcat mazeinitial rough drawing:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2GX2LC8c6Sams1F_pYhzJqpx-MUAxEOPHq5TJh2ILbpH3h_TIbJ_EG-GtTlT2O6XUZi2G3TX0oJGQ3uEYbsUlKlfpLHCqnbpZ_VIsBjV-5ALmNJ025ygqKDXSQgKcCEREqZv/s1600-h/bobcats2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_2GX2LC8c6Sams1F_pYhzJqpx-MUAxEOPHq5TJh2ILbpH3h_TIbJ_EG-GtTlT2O6XUZi2G3TX0oJGQ3uEYbsUlKlfpLHCqnbpZ_VIsBjV-5ALmNJ025ygqKDXSQgKcCEREqZv/s200/bobcats2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379229342507303618" /></a><br />revised rough:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDpjEhoj4NVAvva3NfRb7_7hUkJ8NNrVGVbQPU9B2MT5kn4WtcuIjWPVdYO3MUYNaOVx6TumN-nkrp9qU0Nda3J7HvYGHDk6KGcB64zvoh11szJ_1xlWxh6eDwoT9-uxbYVSn/s1600-h/bobcats2a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 154px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvDpjEhoj4NVAvva3NfRb7_7hUkJ8NNrVGVbQPU9B2MT5kn4WtcuIjWPVdYO3MUYNaOVx6TumN-nkrp9qU0Nda3J7HvYGHDk6KGcB64zvoh11szJ_1xlWxh6eDwoT9-uxbYVSn/s200/bobcats2a.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379882419493668370" /></a><br />and final:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/bobcatsMaze.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 384px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/bobcatsMaze.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-83299964072013895782009-08-14T06:11:00.000-07:002009-08-19T05:47:54.328-07:00A or B?the only difference is the monster kids in the "background" of the bus.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4swCfFgON90iKSsQuwKNROKPR7iLAaN2G9W7-T0LozuCbQuAyJIQi47KzOfHcQfQmqWwd-9mAQlXtkXHhR7yq3yDwLfaCJwulzSiwSPzAIw4HYME_hViUzGDNDatp5GFE3Sk/s1600-h/aORb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4swCfFgON90iKSsQuwKNROKPR7iLAaN2G9W7-T0LozuCbQuAyJIQi47KzOfHcQfQmqWwd-9mAQlXtkXHhR7yq3yDwLfaCJwulzSiwSPzAIw4HYME_hViUzGDNDatp5GFE3Sk/s200/aORb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369806797036350482" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-15913244264211082312009-08-03T19:47:00.001-07:002009-08-14T10:02:15.156-07:00ducks unlimitedquicky quackies<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvH48IBgZ8-urXN_E5XmHYOzjO8M4xq4vAFyXCjw3lftAfDEo-lktPmvsI0HSeQuzs6suahVqnOLQoDOOWLxTwOKD4r605CktqcTpBL-nWieVuUU__X7hQKem26cCAtnoWHxo/s1600-h/duck2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvH48IBgZ8-urXN_E5XmHYOzjO8M4xq4vAFyXCjw3lftAfDEo-lktPmvsI0HSeQuzs6suahVqnOLQoDOOWLxTwOKD4r605CktqcTpBL-nWieVuUU__X7hQKem26cCAtnoWHxo/s200/duck2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369865817550652162" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1rjzs1a2QObZPavkqLfL-LPMvAxJXRTLh4SOZYQI10kclwr2oVEaBNsDj2Z6WeS6vK9wj3EQoKOCCF2ZrqihUzBNFIh56cLQ63YTEufcl-SyPQhhxKYsakmbOKac-wjZR61Y/s1600-h/ducks.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 157px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX1rjzs1a2QObZPavkqLfL-LPMvAxJXRTLh4SOZYQI10kclwr2oVEaBNsDj2Z6WeS6vK9wj3EQoKOCCF2ZrqihUzBNFIh56cLQ63YTEufcl-SyPQhhxKYsakmbOKac-wjZR61Y/s200/ducks.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365935584556044066" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-53965351518398814992009-07-21T13:20:00.000-07:002009-07-21T18:59:05.737-07:00more old vs newold<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/yuck_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 396px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/yuck_cover.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />new<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJPmTdcZYvjndEOtDiiPdMeuJSr0XcaW9npfVi0rpGvSByxfY_QWkuplnq-Ie1rwqXp_vLdwTshV_bOYB-HJ-1C16zeAU5kmQtHEXKoXO8j2VLo_c15yBwC48lG1oKmFPt05t/s1600-h/yuck_cover_590.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 158px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcJPmTdcZYvjndEOtDiiPdMeuJSr0XcaW9npfVi0rpGvSByxfY_QWkuplnq-Ie1rwqXp_vLdwTshV_bOYB-HJ-1C16zeAU5kmQtHEXKoXO8j2VLo_c15yBwC48lG1oKmFPt05t/s200/yuck_cover_590.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361098120899832770" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-89002425331789774052009-07-20T17:48:00.000-07:002009-07-20T18:35:57.339-07:00monster character sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OFytSAebJWZ3OPhlPG0VyFUjsPDTf-s_9BYEDugtsVcvSoJzmx3cf46QHiPsu5gKzf_ctTiphVaPnZmlIck7gOxAVg0oSvj9pLm68RLiFzB8XLpUH4VSGsIsTtSb_L9DN0p/s1600-h/hmmm.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7OFytSAebJWZ3OPhlPG0VyFUjsPDTf-s_9BYEDugtsVcvSoJzmx3cf46QHiPsu5gKzf_ctTiphVaPnZmlIck7gOxAVg0oSvj9pLm68RLiFzB8XLpUH4VSGsIsTtSb_L9DN0p/s200/hmmm.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360721129703937842" /></a><br />Fooling with some character ideas for two little monster brothers...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjladWEQSx6Tw7k2zCBkoglueUxprRmbo9Kp3Vm2Iy49d_6kQCWD26vBwO_6Z38zDIRpd152GbXbWxsp_5ueW2Y2MPcnLN2pZjERI_cD5JbSplNov6lie86vRlqdojxzzwo3YQu/s1600-h/mnstrs.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjladWEQSx6Tw7k2zCBkoglueUxprRmbo9Kp3Vm2Iy49d_6kQCWD26vBwO_6Z38zDIRpd152GbXbWxsp_5ueW2Y2MPcnLN2pZjERI_cD5JbSplNov6lie86vRlqdojxzzwo3YQu/s200/mnstrs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360709212204989106" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-32659890748493907762009-07-15T13:36:00.000-07:002009-07-15T13:47:01.278-07:00old vs newold (cut paper style--didn't go over so well):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2qBPnYeHWYcLwhce6DBrleQeWdSHM-6Ynj0_0eIrSBUhMOjSvqvfZvWQYnn1OSQink4_HzJBv_GhmiiVpgUx8EMgxTZsFjal89Je-ax0zzXBOTZNSIJS9mPp9kRU1t1qcEpb/s1600-h/nincompoops_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2qBPnYeHWYcLwhce6DBrleQeWdSHM-6Ynj0_0eIrSBUhMOjSvqvfZvWQYnn1OSQink4_HzJBv_GhmiiVpgUx8EMgxTZsFjal89Je-ax0zzXBOTZNSIJS9mPp9kRU1t1qcEpb/s400/nincompoops_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358791080788012242" /></a><br /><br />new (digital paint):<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/school_0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/school_0001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />too subtle a difference? i toned down and simplified the palette, worried less about line and tried to retain some sketchiness, and blotted in color with bigger brush and generally tried to be looser (like the post below).Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-52410607553425296262009-07-09T16:15:00.001-07:002009-07-09T16:19:29.510-07:00too rough?Is this too rough a drawing/style to be considered a finished piece for a picture book? It's been so hard to let myself be this loose and simple. Does it work?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhgTEnDYMb0gqC_cXpeMGHWEWXQXO30G3vjqt5HJ5gT1e4fmiIVxpSJZUHeEhP-CvWfmHfZjZqDzSlNp5iokQjwqZTHREhgvOIpTVvI_jaNIJR7yzabm3egXvQW2bqWwx14mm/s1600-h/giraffe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhgTEnDYMb0gqC_cXpeMGHWEWXQXO30G3vjqt5HJ5gT1e4fmiIVxpSJZUHeEhP-CvWfmHfZjZqDzSlNp5iokQjwqZTHREhgvOIpTVvI_jaNIJR7yzabm3egXvQW2bqWwx14mm/s320/giraffe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356603379885062098" /></a><br />I think most immediately of James Marshall and Quentin Blake (and more recently, Mo Willems) as examples of rough but simple PB illustration.Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-65543416085997881612009-06-30T10:48:00.001-07:002009-06-30T10:48:53.165-07:00rough maze illustration<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8yW-7foS37qchEPzZKunIw3TSbLrYdl5HRb2To9cNFRfm7Kz1F9ousx181JIYICOah2G5cHjS1Q3FgNuSVfjY3nkCnpU8M2ohYRnd7TGfDhjbFwFzm9pMVrlCHLcMRdIjeBC/s1600-h/wolfMaze_rough.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH8yW-7foS37qchEPzZKunIw3TSbLrYdl5HRb2To9cNFRfm7Kz1F9ousx181JIYICOah2G5cHjS1Q3FgNuSVfjY3nkCnpU8M2ohYRnd7TGfDhjbFwFzm9pMVrlCHLcMRdIjeBC/s320/wolfMaze_rough.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5353179059236555778" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-7194160381389145172009-06-22T19:33:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:11:15.517-07:00Maine Illustrators Collective: WORKING ARTISTS SHOW, Kennebunk LibraryWORKING ARTISTS SHOW, organized by some of the artists in the MEIC, is being held in a gallery space, at the Kennebunk Free Library in Kennebunk, ME.<br /><br />Show runs July 2nd-July 31st<br /><br />Artist's Reception is in Hank's Room, Kennebunk Free Library<br />July 8th 4:30-7:30pm The public is welcome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90oBS-FYmbzY_rHswvPkNiYIN-nOiRk3enSaYS2DpPefU_w_sawh6IIW9tXfsaKbshUGsK6XPxT57qTpk2ob-GBhmZNNH9JTi8gw_M5_W-T86AfAH6yRcEJjHeEcjPJoYSj_l/s1600-h/workingArtists.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 186px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh90oBS-FYmbzY_rHswvPkNiYIN-nOiRk3enSaYS2DpPefU_w_sawh6IIW9tXfsaKbshUGsK6XPxT57qTpk2ob-GBhmZNNH9JTi8gw_M5_W-T86AfAH6yRcEJjHeEcjPJoYSj_l/s320/workingArtists.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352566317459811106" /></a><br /><br />In addition to myself, the following artists will be participating in the exhibit:<br />Gabe McPhail www.workshop31.com<br />Joel Zain Rivers www.obioncomics.com <br />Nicole Fazio www.nicolefazioillustration.com <br />Nancy Cooper Funk www.nancycooperfunk.com<br />Jamie Hogan www.hoganbraun.com. <br />Jessica Lynn Clark http://jessicalynnclark.blogspot.com<br />Judith Hunt www.huntjudith.com <br />Patricia Sharp SHARP DESIGN’S STUDIO & GALLERY Milbridge, Maine<br />Pat Wooldridge www.wooldridgeequineart.com <br />Leticia Plate www.leticiaplate.com <br />Christia Siravo www.csiravo.com/<br />Katie Diamond www.katiediamond.com<br />Michael Boardman www.coyotees.com/illustration<br />Helen Stevens www.helenstephens.com<br />Roz Davis www.rozdavis.com<br />Wade Zahares /www.zahares.com<br /><br />MEICwebsite is http://www.maineillustratorscollective.org Blog: http://mecollective.blogspot.com/Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-82900067306083347042009-05-23T11:07:00.000-07:002009-06-18T07:40:32.736-07:00School Is For Nincompoops pages 8,9UPDATE: 6/18/09--Editors aren't going for the color palette and "mass market" look of this illustration and others I've done like it... I'm going to have to take a hard look at my stuff and reevaluate my strengths and weaknesses... I've GOT to figure SOMETHING out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/school_0809.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 767px;" src="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/school_0809.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14481262.post-86741345593735607342009-05-03T11:42:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:43:15.734-07:00Bear Food<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/bearFood.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 607px; height: 500px;" src="http://www.andyjsmithillustration.com/illustr/bearFood.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />After much deliberation, I've opted to go with a less is more approach regarding line work...Andy J Smith illustrationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11726497955237178723noreply@blogger.com1