Selected "100 Best Book Blogs for Kids, Tweens, and Teens”, this blog is for Young People and Kids of All Ages. Author and Illustrator Melanie Hope Greenberg Goes Behind the Scenes of Children's Picture Book Publishing. It Takes a Community to Create a Picture Book.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Illustration / Costumes and Characters
Creating the costumes for over 100 characters in my book was not so hard. I know alot of creative people who love to dress up in costumes. All I had to do is use my camera, sketch and paint.
I mix hundreds of colors. I create a formula for each character and list the colors of each element: skin tone, hair, and clothing. This sometimes takes longer to do than the actual painting. It's a necessary process because I make mistakes. The formulas guide me to the correct color immediately.
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Photo and Art: Copyright Melanie Hope Greenberg
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3 comments:
You created a custom formula for EACH of your 100 characters!?!! I'm flabbergasted. Even a handful is impressive; this is borderline INSANE!
Sometimes I paint first, then write down the formulas after. Call me CRAZY :)
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