tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.comments2011-03-07T18:56:14.619-08:00The Naked IllustratorRobert Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08179783751922803976noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-65759982068129052512011-03-07T18:56:14.619-08:002011-03-07T18:56:14.619-08:00Nice! Has a sort of Maurice Sendak feel.Nice! Has a sort of Maurice Sendak feel.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514942808999120095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-73867260297561226142011-03-07T18:55:28.950-08:002011-03-07T18:55:28.950-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514942808999120095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-61981136579791073412010-09-07T18:20:35.010-07:002010-09-07T18:20:35.010-07:00Coloring book page!! Coloring book PAGE!!!!! ;)Coloring book page!! Coloring book PAGE!!!!! ;)WilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-19554514967021738022010-07-22T10:21:36.341-07:002010-07-22T10:21:36.341-07:00It looks very cool, I'm looking forward to see...It looks very cool, I'm looking forward to see the finished piece!<br /><br />NadyaNadya Slendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634453395725445070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-89105998800916032992010-07-14T09:53:34.738-07:002010-07-14T09:53:34.738-07:00Hello Robert,
Because it is a line sketch! it is h...Hello Robert,<br />Because it is a line sketch! it is hard to make out the picture, until I stared at it. I like it! Smiles. But Robert, everything you do ends up being so beautiful. I would love to see this work in the process. You have wonderful ideas.<br />sytivaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-63369661272362189402010-06-18T01:34:00.080-07:002010-06-18T01:34:00.080-07:00Hey Robert!!!
For a board book I would think you ...Hey Robert!!!<br /><br />For a board book I would think you would need to really drive the point home by having the dominant color on the page being the highlighted color. Orange Bird, Blue Bird, and Black Bird do this pretty well and therefore to me are the most successful. If Red Bird had the same color background as Yellow Bird that would work better too. In My Opinion of course. Though on a pure image basis Green is my favorite! I love those glasses!<br /><br />Your font I think is an excited and exclamative (sp?)one. Using it throughout the text feels like everything is being yelled at you. Using it at key points in your script to emphasize certain words would work better I think. Maybe only using it for the color and the object being played with or used for the adjective being used to describe the item. "Green" bird has "New" glasses. Increasing the size for emphasis would potentially help as well! <br /><br />I'd also add a sans-serif font to the fold. Something that can play the straight man to your funny man font. Help to give a visual cadence and rhythm to your words. <br /><br />Also, it seems strange that some items get fuller descriptions than others. The Yo Yo is just a YoYo but the Glasses are New!! Some descriptive adjectives should be used with all the items I think. I also like that the Black Bird plays the Banjo in the Bayou. It paints a more complete visual picture for a child. Either way giving personality to not only the bird but also the object could go a long way!!<br /><br />For me your compositions are spot on as always and your characters are great!! You have it a little but I would expand on varying their personalities some. Most of them are shiny, happy birdies. The other majority look kinda confused with the exceptions of Black who looks like he's been hittin' the moonshine and White who kinda looks like a blue collar, wife beater, bum. When he wakes up I expect him to yell out "Stella!!!!!" LOL! But I like that variance in personality. <br /><br />All the birds situations don't have to be happy ones. This could add a lot of potential humor to your book as well. What if you kept the verbiage the same for Yellow Bird but your image was him tangled all up in the yo yos and being kinda suspended from the ceiling or walls somehow. I think children like that kind of thing and they would get the visual joke or funny.<br /><br />Ok, now I'll shetup and see what you have to say. Hopefully I haven't completely misunderstood the purpose of your book. But I just gave my two cents. Hopefully it makes sense. If not let me know! Can't wait to hear what you have to say!!<br /><br />-WilsonWilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-7708724973095625412010-06-03T00:03:48.320-07:002010-06-03T00:03:48.320-07:00Hi Robert, I like the red, orange and blue birds b...Hi Robert, I like the red, orange and blue birds best. Have you considered making the background the same colour as the bird for yellow and green? otherwise it could be a bit too much the same colour background throughout the book - different coloured BGs would make it a really fresh experience when you turn the page. Good luck!Gay McKinnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03895148163666930686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-61474174114195007132010-04-25T16:07:49.311-07:002010-04-25T16:07:49.311-07:00This is wonderful!This is wonderful!Olivera Kovačevićhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03370949702221037298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-4543218545544024642010-02-20T10:17:09.028-08:002010-02-20T10:17:09.028-08:00thanks for sharing your process I can't wait t...thanks for sharing your process I can't wait to see the next step!<br /><br />I often work with watercolor but had never thought about spraying it with fixative in order to layer....I think I'll have to experiment.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07660526758748105220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-29131091397924049102010-01-27T17:37:14.902-08:002010-01-27T17:37:14.902-08:00Hey Robert,
The snake, totally amazing! Wow, your...Hey Robert,<br /><br />The snake, totally amazing! Wow, your work is really nice! Found you blog of the IL SCBWI, brilliant stuff!<br /><br />-- HilaryHilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-35427686965677166882010-01-21T10:12:50.164-08:002010-01-21T10:12:50.164-08:00I don't think you need to add a background to ...I don't think you need to add a background to the circus train. Unless it is large cloud shapes. It is such a detailed image, I think that a background would muddle the illustration.Mervsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10410239975519229939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-88126722768956397602010-01-10T16:25:22.641-08:002010-01-10T16:25:22.641-08:00Wow! Thank you so much for showing your process. ...Wow! Thank you so much for showing your process. It really turned out beautifully!Loni Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792212100077621754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-83769669302638355532010-01-04T10:00:53.968-08:002010-01-04T10:00:53.968-08:00Love the idea of the self portrait every week. Ni...Love the idea of the self portrait every week. Nice work on this week's! VanGogh is my favorite "Old Master", also. Love his use of movement and colors. Happy New Year!Loni Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07792212100077621754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-28261462123199865072009-12-19T05:52:21.155-08:002009-12-19T05:52:21.155-08:00I agree with Catherine. I think the third illustra...I agree with Catherine. I think the third illustration is more intimate and you still have the opportunity to surround the character with the fall colors. Since the poem is about the season and the robin, the third illustration feels more like it could have been written by the little girl you are illustrating. It feels like we are seeing the moments that made her write this poem. Great job man!! <br /><br />It seems this class is really benefitting you a great deal! Congratulations!WilsonWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14718156339223756933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-73004925464543162522009-12-03T06:49:24.390-08:002009-12-03T06:49:24.390-08:00In my post, the comment, "And the step by ste...In my post, the comment, "And the step by steps are.", should be, "And the step by steps are helpful."pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139963535335298676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-38105712563444057062009-12-03T06:32:57.653-08:002009-12-03T06:32:57.653-08:00beautiful. As always :)beautiful. As always :)Nadya Slendershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10634453395725445070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-3433181366570324452009-12-03T05:58:26.462-08:002009-12-03T05:58:26.462-08:00I also replied to your post on scbwi. I like your...I also replied to your post on scbwi. I like your work...I also like seeing the planes in your prelims...something I should get back to instead erasing and redrawing til I get things in perspective. And the step by steps are.<br />Also, I see you are from Griffith...I live on the other side of Evansville in Rockport. What school are you attending?pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04139963535335298676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-25404639098765106382009-12-02T10:34:02.837-08:002009-12-02T10:34:02.837-08:00Hi, I prefer the third image. It makes the charact...Hi, I prefer the third image. It makes the characters more important than the background and that's what the kids will want to look at.<br /><br />Caught your post on SCBWI and came to take a look. Good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-41602146466007260892009-10-22T21:30:16.923-07:002009-10-22T21:30:16.923-07:00I'm tempted to his fro (instead of his belly) ...I'm tempted to his fro (instead of his belly) for luck! Chuckles!D'Rtisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01528366069566412937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-56831438187555120362009-10-22T19:12:09.658-07:002009-10-22T19:12:09.658-07:00So funny...I love it!So funny...I love it!Citrus Tree Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17635207015399451214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-45120839614026491682009-10-22T15:39:35.993-07:002009-10-22T15:39:35.993-07:00Clever indeed... and fun!! Like itClever indeed... and fun!! Like itNaturahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461973099235209411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-76157411832473973862009-10-22T14:16:15.817-07:002009-10-22T14:16:15.817-07:00Clever! I like what you did there :)Clever! I like what you did there :)Pencil Pockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218313427159459157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-28603593861740878982009-10-22T13:34:10.533-07:002009-10-22T13:34:10.533-07:00Excellent play on words. I love it!Excellent play on words. I love it!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518289789520554180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-78726708951736942912009-10-22T13:16:54.540-07:002009-10-22T13:16:54.540-07:00I really like this - the typography is great.I really like this - the typography is great.Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356345268782715634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7299189572653059368.post-30312466926599667932009-10-06T08:41:33.981-07:002009-10-06T08:41:33.981-07:00Robert, I took this class with Lisa a few years ag...Robert, I took this class with Lisa a few years ago and it was life changing! The best class I ever took. You'll love it!Cynthia Narcisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999857389952303343noreply@blogger.com