Happy New Year!
I have just finished up the last project of last year; illustrations for
The Amazing Adventures of MAX The Mindful Mouse. There were many firsts in this project, one being working on a book about a meditating mouse, another being working with a Psychologist on a children’s book...though I have to admit that I did work with a Psychiatrist on
Tales from the River Periyar - Kerala Folktales. Another first was developing my own hand lettering in Procreate for the cover art as seen below.
There were also a couple of opportunities to paint a giant golden Buddha statue which was an honour, along with accompanying quotes from the Dalai Lama. The little girl in the story, Katey, has a mother from Thailand and a father from NYC. All of the art for this book was drawn and rendered in Procreate on an iPad Pro with an Apple Pencil. Photoshop was used sparingly for a few adjustments and for font selection.
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| Katey meets Max |
A few more interior illustrations below:
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| Hello from Max! |
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| Red brick Brownstone in Brooklyn |
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| Max, in the mouse hole, describing his encounter with humans |
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| The IRT subway entrance to Columbia University |
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| Katey meditating by the golden Buddha statue |
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| Max' mom meets Katey's mom |
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| The Great Race between Kermit the cat and Mike |
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| Kermit giving rides to the mice children |
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| Manny and Max playing Jump, Tumble and Roll |
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| Max watches the meditators |
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| Mouse hide and seek. How many mice can you find? |
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| Max speaks at Columbia |
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| The parachute jump on Max by Manny |
Special thanks to Rich Fields and his wife Deborah Jerome who were a pleasure to work with. Hopefully the book will be in print in the next few months.
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