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Book launch – save the date!

We are launching Dream Boats on June 13, 2013 at 7:00 pm at Christianne’s Lyceum of Literature and Art3696 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver.

Both author Dan Bar-el and I will be in attendance.

The event is open to all, so drop by to celebrate with us, hear about the book, say hello, or ask us about the story or illustrations – we’d love to see you!

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DB_Origami_boat_black_outlines_sm_varThis post is part of a series documenting my process of illustrating the picture book Dream Boats (author Dan Bar-el, pub. Simply Read Books). The entire series of posts is archived here.

View a gallery of all the work-in-progress images including first sketches, reference material, mistakes, redraws, and tests, to final art at a much larger size, here.

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Book launch – save the…date, check back soon for details!

There are plans in the works for a launch of Dream Boats. I can’t tell you when and where it’ll be, yet, but I know there will be one soon somewhere in Vancouver. If you’re interested in attending, please check back here in the coming weeks, or subscribe to the blog through the links at the bottom of the blog, to find out details as soon as they’re posted.
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DB_Origami_boat_black_outlines_sm_var

This post is part of a series documenting my process of illustrating the picture book Dream Boats (author Dan Bar-el, pub. Simply Read Books). The entire series of posts is archived here.

View a gallery of all the work-in-progress images including first sketches, reference material, mistakes, redraws, and tests, to final art at a much larger size, here.

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new book beginnings ~ db

Dream Boats


Four Years and 3 Months

I published my very first blog post on this book illustration process on January 10, 2009. Exactly four years and 3 months later I have a finished, final book in my hands.

This was a very long, very exhausting journey but I am so pleased with the printed book; my publisher took a lot of care with the production, and I couldn’t be happier with the final result.

Here’s a little tour of the book, after the jump:

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