Morning Bells , I think it is completely fascinating how you can described be your work processes so articulately!! Watching the poem gradually taking shape visually is very well done... it has been drawn often before by well known illustrators but you have developed your own very personal depiction and produced a beautiful book. Also it is interesting to me that it has a particularly English flavour to it, the fire place and architecture look Victorian, with ‘William Morris’ type tiles.. a wonderful and enlightening description, well done!!!!!
Just sat down with a cuppa to catch up on all these great posts about behind the scenes of your new book. I LOVE hearing about different creative processes so thanks so much for the access all areas!
Question for your q&a - how did you approach the overall design of the book? Were you working with a designer to decide compositions and the overall flow of the book (what went on what page) or did you fly solo?
And placing text?
I’m feeling very inspired by the way you approached getting to know Santa...I have had such a block on character development so far but I’m determined to crack it 🙌 characters getting out of bed and eating brekkie seems like a great place to start 👍🏻😊
Hey Tessa! Thanks for all your lovely words! I do too, which is why o was determined to make these posts! I’ve added your question to my Q&A list! Keep an eye out for when it’s posted :)
This is great. Thanks Ella. I love that you work mainly with materials and then use Photoshop when you need to. There seems to be so much emphasis on working digitally but I love my materials so much. This series of posts about your book is helping me keep the faith. Xxx
Thanks Jess! I love working with materials too. I think after years working on the computer, I wanted to make sure I could work in non digital ways. I still spend plenty of time on there anyway, scanning everything, emails and writing posts like this, so I really like having a non- digital part of the process. Xx
Morning Bells , I think it is completely fascinating how you can described be your work processes so articulately!! Watching the poem gradually taking shape visually is very well done... it has been drawn often before by well known illustrators but you have developed your own very personal depiction and produced a beautiful book. Also it is interesting to me that it has a particularly English flavour to it, the fire place and architecture look Victorian, with ‘William Morris’ type tiles.. a wonderful and enlightening description, well done!!!!!
Thank you, mum!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Just sat down with a cuppa to catch up on all these great posts about behind the scenes of your new book. I LOVE hearing about different creative processes so thanks so much for the access all areas!
Question for your q&a - how did you approach the overall design of the book? Were you working with a designer to decide compositions and the overall flow of the book (what went on what page) or did you fly solo?
And placing text?
I’m feeling very inspired by the way you approached getting to know Santa...I have had such a block on character development so far but I’m determined to crack it 🙌 characters getting out of bed and eating brekkie seems like a great place to start 👍🏻😊
Hey Tessa! Thanks for all your lovely words! I do too, which is why o was determined to make these posts! I’ve added your question to my Q&A list! Keep an eye out for when it’s posted :)
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This is lovely Els! I really like the early sketches too but that makes sense about the decision not to see Santa and the r reindeer too early! Xx
Thanks Tor! Yes, you could have some fun silhouettes and lighting with the first ideas, but it made more sense to switch it around in the end! Xxx
This is great. Thanks Ella. I love that you work mainly with materials and then use Photoshop when you need to. There seems to be so much emphasis on working digitally but I love my materials so much. This series of posts about your book is helping me keep the faith. Xxx
Thanks Jess! I love working with materials too. I think after years working on the computer, I wanted to make sure I could work in non digital ways. I still spend plenty of time on there anyway, scanning everything, emails and writing posts like this, so I really like having a non- digital part of the process. Xx