Too graphic

Ok so I'm trying to decide if this image is too graphic for a children's book. Please send answers on a post card (or leave a comment).

Mock Book

Sorry for not updating lately, I've had a lot on including a new work experience placement, a call centre course and a break up.

Anyway this is one of the things I've been working on these past few weeks. It is te mock book that I plan to send off to little tiger press. It is supposed to represent the layout, look and feel of the book for the publishers to understand how the book will work.

Still got a lot more to do on this as its a 32 page book so I've got a fair bit left to go.

The tide was nice and low

Haven't had much chance to blog it up over the weekend as I went to bonny wee Scotland.

Today however, after my call centre training (ugh), I did a bit more to my second page of The Pole children's book.

Still got to add maybe another character or two in the foreground to balance the layout.

The Pole Part 2

Today I have spent a bit more time on my book. Being the actual career that I want to go into, it is a big step.

So first of all I started to reconsider the cardboard. It seemed to have very little relevance/use. The characters seemed to stand out well enough by themselves. This was a relief as I was worried they would be lost within the heavely coloured backdrops.



I think this is working really well now; so I have started working on a second page.

Once I have these two pages finished I will print them both on a single A3 sheet at www.brighouseprints.com, print my manuscript, add the little mock book I have created, wrap it all up, spank it on the bottom, and send it off to Little Tiger Press. If they reject it then I will send it off to a couple of agencies.

The Pole

The Pole is a children's book I have been working on for the past few months. Co-wrote by me and my girlfriend Vicky, it centres around the small village of Staithes on the North East of England, and is a tale of friendship, acceptance, and anti-bullying.

The idea for this book came after a trip we took to the village and fell in love with it. Here you can see some of the photos I took of the scenery. The second image even includes the pole in which the book recieved it's name

So i started sketching away and played with some ideas. (These drawings are in one of the worst sketch books I have ever bought. Damn you The Works.)

And through playing on photoshop I was able to get to this style (which I really like).

Unfortunately though, I am still unsure about some of the characters in this image.