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July 4, 2010
WondLa Art Proofs
Simon & Schuster has released a couple of finished illustrations from my upcoming illustrated novel, The Search for WondLa, so I thought I would post a few here. You may even recognize the early versions of these images that were shown in the teaser which was posted last month.
These are shots of some of the color printer's proofs that I received this past week. Wondla is printed ...
June 21, 2010
NEW Limited Edition Sketchbook
It has been a number of years since I released a self-published, limited edition sketchbook. Actually it was back in 2003 when I was a guest of honor at the Gencon Game Fair. There, I did a retrospective sketchbook to coincide with the exhibition showing a decade of illustrations I'd done for role-playing and collectible-card games.
I am about to release a NEW limited edition sketchbook, this time marking a decade of creating books for children. With The Search for Wondla's release fast...
June 15, 2010
S&S Press Release: Teri Hatcher to Narrate WONDLA
Simon & Schuster Audio, along with Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers announced today will narrate The Search for WondLa, by award-winning author and illustrator Tony DiTerlizzi. Hatcher is best known for her roles as Susan Mayer in "Desperate Housewives" and Lois Lane in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." She won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role as Susan Mayer in 2005. The Search for WondLa will release in September, 2010.
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June 14, 2010
You've got Mad Writing and Drawing Skillz Dawg!
I've been selected as a judge for a very cool contest — the 2010 PBS KIDS GO! Writers Contest where children (ages K-3) across the country were encouraged to submit their original stories and illustrations. The folks at PBS Kids culled through the over 25,000 submissions and I am lucky enough to select the finalists for the 2nd and 3rd grade submissions (awesomeness!). These young writers and artists have done a fantastic job! It has been tough to pick just one winner each.
Best of luck to...
May 18, 2010
Wondla Teaser
Simon and Schuster put up the code for sharing their The Search for WondLa teaser on blogs and stuff. Watch! Enjoy! Share!
May 7, 2010
Interview at Celebrity Cafe
I had meant to post this last week, but (as usual) I've been swamped. Here's a lengthy interview I did for Celebrity Cafe right before the holidays. Enjoy!
Aquatic Friday Fan Art
13 year-old Emily of Georgia sent me a link to her wonderful watercolor rendition of the Spiderwick Nixie. Check it out.
Well done Emily, the facial proportions are nice and you rendered it in watercolors – which can be tricky. I started playing around with them when I was your age and I still enjoy painting with them. Keep up the great work!
April 24, 2010
Coffee and Sippy Cups
One of my favorite morning activities with my daughter, Sophia, is drawing and coloring. We've drawn and colored all sorts of subjects. We've illustrated favorite nursery rhymes:
…getting dinner at a well-known restaurant…
…and even rendered other fun 2 1/2 year-old activities. You know, like bubble-popping.
In fact, I now let her tell me what to draw and we then color the pictures. What I love is that Sophia will pick day-to-day moments which I then conjure from memory, as many are actions I...
April 15, 2010
Planet Meno update
Greetings Earthlings!
With the release of the next two Adventure of Meno books, Uh-Oh, Sick and Yummy Trip, we've updated the Meno website with more goodies, including get well e-cards that you can send to a friend. How cool is that?
If you aren't familiar with the silly series that I created with my loverly wife, Angela, let me give you the shortest summaries possible:
Book 1: BIG FUN! Meno is a space elf whose best friend is a nearsighted farting jellyfish. Seriously. Meno thinks farts are...
April 14, 2010
WondLa Sneak-Peek!
Simon & Schuster has put together a little teaser using some of the early illustrations for my upcoming novel, The Search for WondLa. Check it out.
The flat two-color art style was inspired by printing processes of the late eighteenth century. You may have seen it before in the printed works of Alfonse Mucha and other artists from the Art Novueau movement. Or even the great...
