FolkLore and Catching Up ....
Here's one of my two illos for this month's assignment. I posted it for iFri as well, (thanks for the tip Dee) so thought I'd put it up here, too. It's a DPS spanning a horizontal 10" x 8" book. Please click image to enlarge.
This folktale is "The five mares of Mohammed"
Out in the desert, Mohammed tests his horses by denying them water for three days, which upsets his daughter. On the third day he unleashes the horses to go drink but at the same time, blows his horn of war. All the horses, too distracted by their devastating thirst, continue to head for the watering hole. Except five mares who loyally return to the Prophet's side without a drink. To this day, they are known as Al Khamsa or literally translated as "The Five" It is believed these are the horses who began the bloodline of today's Al Khamsa Arabian horses, some of the finest — and most beautiful — equine in the world.
AND, as an attempt to try and get up to speed with all my outstanding assignments (and yep, still working on that Hansel & Gretel), here's Pippi. I know Dee has started the ball rolling with the current assignment, but I kinda hoped you wouldn't mind me throwing this up as well. This is for a 6" x 9" jacket. Please click image to enlarge. (Oh, apologies to Astrid, I misspelled your surname, when I get a chance I'll change it, I promise!) And I did go back and add my feedback to Dee's and Rebecca's Pippi pieces.
This folktale is "The five mares of Mohammed"
Out in the desert, Mohammed tests his horses by denying them water for three days, which upsets his daughter. On the third day he unleashes the horses to go drink but at the same time, blows his horn of war. All the horses, too distracted by their devastating thirst, continue to head for the watering hole. Except five mares who loyally return to the Prophet's side without a drink. To this day, they are known as Al Khamsa or literally translated as "The Five" It is believed these are the horses who began the bloodline of today's Al Khamsa Arabian horses, some of the finest — and most beautiful — equine in the world.
AND, as an attempt to try and get up to speed with all my outstanding assignments (and yep, still working on that Hansel & Gretel), here's Pippi. I know Dee has started the ball rolling with the current assignment, but I kinda hoped you wouldn't mind me throwing this up as well. This is for a 6" x 9" jacket. Please click image to enlarge. (Oh, apologies to Astrid, I misspelled your surname, when I get a chance I'll change it, I promise!) And I did go back and add my feedback to Dee's and Rebecca's Pippi pieces.
posted by LEEZY at
1:20 AM
3 Comments:
Leeza, I love the Pippi cover!
It is so fresh, modern, yet warm, cute, adventurous... I also love the graphic design: simple, eye-catcher, nice touch with the ocean green for the PIPPI letters!
The centered design works well, always harmonious of course... It's cute how Pippi has one leg over the lettering, it gives it movement and makes it more interesting!
The idea with the balloon and bottle, and Pippi running on the beach is neat, it makes me wonder about the story (and me want to read it)!
The only thing I'm not 100% sure of – but that may well be just my personal preference – is the pattern and colors of the skirt. Maybe a bright, crazy yellow or orange overall? Would have to see versions to decide...
Overall really cool job!
Leeza, this is nice too! I feel so bad that I haven't taken part in the assignments of late (but that's besides the point).
I love: structure of sand, clouds etc... beautiful! It's pretty how you have the swirls in the sand indicating the wind. The motion of the hair and clothes of the girl, how she's leaning against the wind, as well as the blown fabric of the dad give a nice movement to the image. I can almost feel the dry, hot air.
I'm wondering if you could emphasize the wind in other parts of the image more: the clothes and hair are blowing strong, but the sand and tent seem rather peaceful at first glance. Maybe stronger sand swirls? Or sand clouds blowing in from the left of the image?
The position of the girl makes me wonder where the page folds. Is the book folded in the middle of the illustration? If yes, I suppose the girl should be moved, because she would be standing right in front of the book fold. If it's not folded, the balance seems very good in this image.
Neat job!
Okay Leeza, you talk about me improving....look at you! Your Pippi cover blew me away- so fantastic! I really love how you've made her look modern and funky. She's got such a fun look to her that I think any child would be drawn to the book and see what adventures she would have. Fantastic use of colors and such nice, flowy lines. My favorite element is her toes!
Your folktale reminded me of the movie "Hidalgo." :) Your composition is great. You've allowed room for the gutter/fold, and have plenty of space for text. It doesn't seem overcrowded as a result so the eye can meander along taking in details. You can really see the breeze in the lines of the two characters. I would thicken the white swirls though, you can barely see them unless you blow up the page. They get lost in their subtlety.
I like the textured look of the page as well as the muted tones-the dark horse really stands out against the pale sand! I think the pattern along the border is the perfect touch-hinting at mid-eastern textiles. Lovely piece Leeza...I can't wait to see the first book you illustrate!
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