And one more greeting card illustration I did for Image Craft, Inc… This one was done in graphite pencil with a tint of colour in Photoshop. For tips, inspiration & resources on creating Halloween greeting cards check out this post.
Another greeting card illustration I did for Image Craft, Inc… this one was another simple graphite pencil drawing that I tinted with colour in Photoshop. I used my own hand posed for this one, I’m holding a paintbrush. For tips, inspiration & resources on creating Halloween greeting cards check out this post.
Another greeting card illustration I did for Image Craft, Inc… this one has a irridescent foil treatment, so on the printed product there are some sparkly stars & text in the dark blue sky. I also added the inscription to the blank tombstone “Justin Case.” har har har. For tips, inspiration & resources on creating Halloween greeting cards check out this post.
Illustrated by Heather Castles © Hazy Jean
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope it’s spooktacular!!! (My greeting card above is available in Canada at shops that carry Hazy Jean cards) For tips, inspiration & resources on creating Halloween greeting cards check out this post.
Two more down, only six more illustrations to go before “Bookie and the Scoliosis Diagnosis” is finished!
Yippee! After all our hard work, Diane Cantrell’s “Good-bye, Baby Max” is now available online through Bridgeway Books at Amazon.com! The hard cover book (complete with dustjacket, emboss & spot varnish) is on sale at Amazon.com for US$11.53 (Retails at $16.95), and will be available in shops in February 2008. If you pre-order the book, you can get an additional 5% off at checkout.
“Mrs. B’s class excitedly awaits the birth of three baby chicks. When Max is unable to crack open his shell, the children’s loving teacher assists them in expressing their feelings of loss and planning a special good-bye.”
Just completed the illustration of Mr. Plastic making Bookie’s brace in Nina Saab’s “Bookie and the Scoliosis Diagnosis.” Watercolour & pencil.
Here’s a sneak peak at a couple more of the finished illustrations for Nina Saab’s “Bookie and the Scoliosis Diagnosis.” Illustrated in watercolour & pencil.
© Heather Castles / Lisa Chalifoux
I’ve completed the illustrations for Lisa Chalifoux’s children’s book “Spotty & Eddie Learn to Compromise.” This story was a lot of fun to illustrate… I used plain old graphite pencil on illustration board, then gave the illustrations a tint of colour in Photoshop. Also I focused on allowing more white space to give the text a lighter feel.
