Lately I’ve been interested in working small and letting the surface textures and paint speak up. This is a detail area from a 2.5” x 4.25” thumbnail for a new book I’m working on with Blake. If you’re viewing this on a desktop screen, click on the image to enlarge and get a better sense of what I’m shooting for.
Mostly gouache and colored pencil on black watercolor board, there are some things going here that probably wouldn’t be happening if I were working larger and with more control over detail. Since I’m working in a tiny space, I’m forced to keep my marks rudimentary. I’m handicapping myself in the hope that it’ll bring out something primitive and magical that’s not entirely calculated.
Landscapes are one thing; creating expressive characters and animals in tiny space will be another. Hope to have more experiments to post here soon.
-SH
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Steven Henry
A showcase for the children's book illustration work of Steven Henry. Published titles include Ella The Elegant Elephant, Suki The Very Loud Bunny, The Hanukkah Hop, It's Raining Bats & Frogs, and A Lucky Author Has A Dog. The site also includes a blog devoted to the illustration production process and other topics related to visual storytelling.
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