not real sure who this guy is. he showed up on my drawing pad while i was warming up tonight.
he's Victorian, i guess. i like the idea of doing science in vests and ties.
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
fizzle no bang
not real sure who this guy is. he showed up on my drawing pad while i was warming up tonight.
he's Victorian, i guess. i like the idea of doing science in vests and ties.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Animal Band review
...Want to nurture your kid's enthusiasm for reading? These books are the sort in which you want to bury a nose, not surfacing for air until the satisfying last page.... Here's a batch of the latest great summer escapes:
"Animal Band" is a raucous celebration of music by Christopher S. Jennings, who brings his cartoonist background to this frolic. His characters might look at home on the Cartoon Network, but they work here. Rock the cat and his pals bounce off each page, as they assemble a swinging band. There's a big blue fish wearing shades and blowing on a saxophone, an elephant wielding a clarinet and a hip-cat lion jamming on a red electric guitar. It's great fun - and not for nap-time reading!
I heart the The Mercury News.
for those in the Dallas Fort Worth area, I will be reading 'Animal Band' at the Southlake Barnes and Noble this Saturday at 2PM.
"Animal Band" is a raucous celebration of music by Christopher S. Jennings, who brings his cartoonist background to this frolic. His characters might look at home on the Cartoon Network, but they work here. Rock the cat and his pals bounce off each page, as they assemble a swinging band. There's a big blue fish wearing shades and blowing on a saxophone, an elephant wielding a clarinet and a hip-cat lion jamming on a red electric guitar. It's great fun - and not for nap-time reading!
I heart the The Mercury News.
for those in the Dallas Fort Worth area, I will be reading 'Animal Band' at the Southlake Barnes and Noble this Saturday at 2PM.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
'bout time
click pic to visit
well, the author site is up... or kinda, anyway.
it's designed to be added onto easily, like Lego*, but still look complete while i work on the other parts of it.
* Lego Brand Building Blocks
Monday, June 30, 2008
that's 'Rock' baby, as in ROCK AND ROLL!!!!
MTV's website is carrying Animal Band.
click image for link
i wasn't expecting for the book to show up there, but part of--a big part of--Animal Band is an intro to music for kids. therefore, there are lots of beginning music instruments in the book--tambourines, xylophones, maracas, drums, etc.
i've been hunting around for music sites, music education i was thinking, to pitch the book to. looks like MTV found me themselves.
(what's cool is that the image of the book is a scan of the actual book.)
click image for link
i wasn't expecting for the book to show up there, but part of--a big part of--Animal Band is an intro to music for kids. therefore, there are lots of beginning music instruments in the book--tambourines, xylophones, maracas, drums, etc.
i've been hunting around for music sites, music education i was thinking, to pitch the book to. looks like MTV found me themselves.
(what's cool is that the image of the book is a scan of the actual book.)
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Austin Chronicle Cover : The Motorcycling
i did a cover for this week's Austin Chronicle, well, a cover for the insert for this weekend's motorcycle rally.
here's the published version:
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this is my version of the cover. having the "stoppies" apparent was very important to the editor. as the illustrator, of course, having the characters as big as possible is my priority.
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i went with black line on the front characters to make it more "postery." also, it helps push them to the front of composition.
here's a close-up of the Harley dude. the bike is a loose approximation of a Harley softail. one of my favorite bikes.*
i've also been trying out the dry brushes in Photoshop. this one looks a lot like pastels, which are my favorite media.
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HOLY COW! I FORGOT TO GIVE HIM A BIG OL' ARM TATTOO!
oops. that's called quick turnaround deadline.
* not that it matters. my dad indoctrinated me with a deathly fear of ever riding one. thanks, pop.
detail of the the Texas State Capitol that's in the background.
here's the published version:
click for bigger
this is my version of the cover. having the "stoppies" apparent was very important to the editor. as the illustrator, of course, having the characters as big as possible is my priority.
click for bigger
i went with black line on the front characters to make it more "postery." also, it helps push them to the front of composition.
here's a close-up of the Harley dude. the bike is a loose approximation of a Harley softail. one of my favorite bikes.*
i've also been trying out the dry brushes in Photoshop. this one looks a lot like pastels, which are my favorite media.
click for bigger
HOLY COW! I FORGOT TO GIVE HIM A BIG OL' ARM TATTOO!
oops. that's called quick turnaround deadline.
* not that it matters. my dad indoctrinated me with a deathly fear of ever riding one. thanks, pop.
detail of the the Texas State Capitol that's in the background.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
chronic ill
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The May 30th issue of the See the Austin Chronicle.* Cover by C.S. Jennings.
* Austin's weekly independent newspaper.
©1995-2008 Austin Chronicle Corp.
© 2008 C.S. Jennings
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