It took quite a while to simplify drawings of babies. Their features are already very simple so it was always a question of giving the images the qualities that one feels when interacting with babies.
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© Ken Wilson-Max 2011
Developing an idea is a process. Its full of holes and spaces into which you can fall and be lost forever, though. For some the thrill comes from avoiding the creative pitfalls. For others the result is the thing. Shaping an idea is not an exact science and very few come out ready to use and there is a balance between being practical and ‘out there’ that has to be maintained.
Its great when the result works. Its great when it doesn’t (once you stop crying or destroying the studio) because you’ve learned something more about what you are capable of achieving. For me, ideas are best developed with others.
An orange truck this time…
A little Consideration, a little Thought for Others, makes all the difference.
-Winnie The Pooh
I was on a train underground stuck between stations, sardined between commuters and tourists when this came to mind.
I’m looking for translations of the word chicken for an up coming project…
I have has this idea for decades! a book about repair men. Finally somebody shows some interest. I really hope it works, excuse the pun.
This image is from one of my latest books in the UK, ‘Lenny in the Garden’.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/feb/26/south-africa-world-cup-slang#start-of-comments
Eish! I must be in a dwaal, ekse! These ouns got there first. But lekker! The more the merrier.
Poshley Manor
I normally steer clear of animals dressed up as humans, but trying something new is part of every creative’s life. The challenge is to come up with animal characters that are strong enough to drive a story. Poshley Manor is the latest attempt and is the ongoing story of three animals who inherit a fortune from their eccentric owner, Lady Dashford, after she dies. They miss human companionship and decide to find a butler by placing an ad in the classified section of the newspaper. While it’s all very grown up at the moment, I find it’s always necessary to make the world as real as possible first, then strip out the bits that will be used in stories for young children.
So what track you bumpin’ to?
