SkADaMo 2014 Day26

Almost a week from my last Skadamo....I wished to do more sketches. A quick one :)



SkADaMo 2014 Day20

A quick sketch I did on day 18 but I haden't  time to scan :)



SkADaMO 2014 Day17

I missed other days but today here I am:) Someone fell asleep while reading a bedtime story:)

SkADaMo 2014 Day13

A quick sketch for today Skadamo while waiting at the post office :)



SkADaMO 2014 Day 11

I missed some Skadamo days but today I menaged to do a little sketch :)



SkADaMo 2014 Day 7

Nothing better that reading a good book in rainy days :)

SkADaMo 2014 Day 6

Another quick sketch :)



SkADaMo 2014 Day 5

I'm a little late but happy to partecipate to SkADaMo also this year,after a wonderful SCBWI Conference in UK where I met fabulous people and learnt a lot of about children's illustrations.Nw I have only to practice,practice,practice and.....

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Octopus doodle

A little late again,but anyway a sketch for this week Illustration Friday topic "Octopus"



IF: Wish color version

I menaged to color it:)

IF: Wish sketch

This week Illustration Friday topic was "Wish". I menaged to do a quick sketch:) I don't know if the little boy will menage to a have a piece of that hamburger, a little wish for a little boy :)



Staff of Ezekiel cover

This is"Staff of Ezekiel #0"cover preview we illustrated for Affinity Press

Dynasty of Power cover

This is the preview cover we did for Affinity Press: Dynasty of Power #0 by Jami Russell, Nick Doan, and Anahi Delgado



IF: Radio

This week illustration friday topic was "Radio", this is only a sketch that I hope to finish in the next days. Nothing better that lie down on the lawn with your best friend and some music.

IF: Metamorphosis

This week Illustration Friday topic was "metamorphosis",I have to admit that probably isn't the right illustration for the word,but sometimes ago I saw some great artists doing wonderful things with bubble blowers and I found amazing what they menaged to do from a bowl of water and soap.



IF: Skull

Here I am in these late days of August trying to post something new and hoping not to leave my blog waiting so much before adding new illos. So,nothing better than Illustration Friday: this week word is "skull",I have to admit that I didn't know what to draw,then these little skulls arrived and I decided to use them for some cute bookmarks. 

Guest post by Anna Staniszewski

I'm very happy to welcome Anna Staniszewski in my blog for her new book Prank List. Anna is a great writer  and a friend and here you can find out how she find humor in her characters as something about her.

 

Finding Your Character’s Sense of Humor by Anna Staniszewski

 

As I dive into writing my third “funny tween” series, I’m starting to realize that each character needs a distinct sense of humor to make him/her feel unique. One way to achieve this is by paying close attention to the humor techniques that you use with your characters.

 

Jenny from my UnFairy Tale series, for example, uses a lot of wordplay and exaggeration (“This was the worst day ever.”) in her narration, and she also points out the absurdity in the events going on around her. Rachel in the Dirt Diary series, on the other hand, is more focused on self-deprecating humor (“Of course this would happen to me.”) and sarcasm, and she also weaves in a bit of nonsense with her funny sayings (“Oh my goldfish!”).

 

Giving these two characters different ways of using humor helps make their voices distinct and it also helps to convey their personalities. It makes sense that Rachel’s sense of humor would be at her own expense sometimes because she’s a pretty insecure character. Jenny, who’s much braver than Rachel is, has a more aggressive sense of humor that goes with her persona.

 

Once you have a sense of what techniques you’re using, then you can make sure they’re consistent throughout the story. Iif you there are parts that need more humor, you can see if there are techniques you’ve been underutilizing. And finally, in order to highlight the emotional changes in your character, you might want to show your character’s sense of humor evolving. For example, maybe she stops making jokes at her own expense when she gains more self-confidence.

 

Breaking down humor in this way might sound like a very technical approach to something that many of us do by instinct. I wouldn’t recommend starting with these techniques in mind because that might stilt your sense of humor, but using this approach during revisions might help punch up the humor overall. And, most importantly, have fun with your character and don’t be afraid to get a little wacky!

 

About Anna:

Born in Poland and raised in the United States, Anna Staniszewski grew up loving stories in both Polish and English. Currently, she lives outside Boston with her husband and their crazy dog. When she’s not writing, Anna spends her time reading, daydreaming, and challenging unicorns to games of hopscotch. She is the author of the My Very UnFairy Tale Life series and the Dirt Diary series. Her newest book, The Prank List, released on July 1st from Sourcebooks. You can visit Anna at www.annastan.com.

 

 

 

Star Wars fanart

Darth Maul fanart by Andrea

Godzilla fanart

Godzilla fanart by Andrea

Transformers fanart

While waiting for the new Transformers movie, Andrea di this fanart in digital painting.

Happy Easter

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TOOFS on It's Story Time

Today 01/10/2014 on It's Story Time site by J.D.Holiday the children's book TOOFS that Andrea and I illustrated by Australian authors Jennifer and Estelle Poulter will be read on her Blog Talk Radio.If you want to listen join us here : Toofs on It's Story Time