Flipper Fins - Lay Her Eggs

Flipper Fins - She swims ashore

I'm really focusing on painting light. I so admire those that can do it well and I decided that I want that for myself too! I've also had a mental clog about most of the pictures being so dark, but the story takes place at night on a beach! Later in the book, day comes and brings lighter, brighter light. That should be perfect.

If I find it's not perfect, I'll adjust the finals as I am making the jpegs for the digital book format.

Flipper Fins - In the Moonlight

Flipper Fins - #15 Flipper Fin Fun

 

I'm so happy that everything is moving along so quickly! I originally set a schedule of having a week to finish each illustration. However, I see that I don't need a full week. I continue to be amazed at how the new painting media is working and I just love it! I think I have finally found what will work for me as an illustrator.

Last night, I sat down with an idea for the next little book. I charted it out as to what would happen on each page. Looking at making the next book a double page spread. I felt a little cramped up trying to make this format work. I struggled with composition quite a bit and just felt like I was fighting the format overall.

I think this a fantastic day in age to be experimenting with digital painting and digital books! High fun, low cost and challenging enough to hold my interest!!

2 illustrations down, 14 to go!!

Flipper Fins - Illo #16

I have started painting on a new children's book (0-3) that I wrote over the Thanksgiving break. Flipper Fins is a story about a mother sea turtle who comes ashore to lay her eggs in the sand and then she returns to the water. After a few months, the eggs crack open and the baby sea turtles make a dash for the waters edge.

This book will be sold on Amazon for Kindle and Barnes & Noble for Nook. I hope to release it Summer 2012.  Stay tuned for more illustrations from the book Flipper Fins.