little red cover

Posted on April 15 2007 by dan fone


I was watching a lovely Zhang Yimou film called ‘The Road Home’, with lots of birch trees and colourful jackets. I just made the heroine a little younger and gave her a hood.

23 Responses to little red cover

  1. trypanocorax says:

    Nice birches! I like that peeled bark effect. And I’m still fascinated by what you do with faces; the way minimal elements can combine to produce real character and expression.

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  2. trypanocorax says:

    Nice birches! I like that peeled bark effect. And I’m still fascinated by what you do with faces; the way minimal elements can combine to produce real character and expression.

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  13. manuelap says:

    I don’t think I know the movie.
    I have to check 😀

    But I like a lot your draw.
    Like this kind of tree, very illustratable, yet allergie it come by, uh not in illustrations 😀

    MAybe a bit more light in the front bushes.

    Lovely!

    ciao
    -Manuela

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  14. manuelap says:

    I don’t think I know the movie.
    I have to check 😀

    But I like a lot your draw.
    Like this kind of tree, very illustratable, yet allergie it come by, uh not in illustrations 😀

    MAybe a bit more light in the front bushes.

    Lovely!

    ciao
    -Manuela

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  16. pixzzzart says:

    Picture Books

    This is a beautiful cover – have you thought about a storyboard for Little Red? I’d love to write the text for it, it would be a stunning picture book!

    Have you been commissioned to do any picture books yet? If you haven’t, it won’t be long before you’re snapped up!
    Sue
    x

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  17. dan fone says:

    Re: Picture Books

    Thanks, Sue! I might do a little red book sometime, but there are already so many out there! Do you think the market could hold another? My classmate Alex is doing one at the moment, and his is amazing! I also really love the French version illustrated by Frederick Mansot, ‘Le petit Chaperon rouge’.

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  18. dan fone says:

    Re: Picture Books

    Thanks, Sue! I might do a little red book sometime, but there are already so many out there! Do you think the market could hold another? My classmate Alex is doing one at the moment, and his is amazing! I also really love the French version illustrated by Frederick Mansot, ‘Le petit Chaperon rouge’.

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  19. pixzzzart says:

    Re: Picture Books

    It depends what you do with it! Your cover promises something new and exciting. If the writing is strong enough and the story has a new angle, I think it could be a modern classic!
    Sue
    x

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  20. pixzzzart says:

    Re: Picture Books

    Sarah, I’ve changed my mind after you mentioned Fredrick Mansot’s book – maybe you don’t need any text. On his blog, you can turn the pages of Le Petit Chaperon Rouge. The pictures tell the story brilliantly without any words. Do you know if there is any text in this book?

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  21. Anonymous says:

    Re: Picture Books

    Hey, thanks for that link! (Isn’t it one of the most gorgeous books ever?! And the Van Gogh references made me laugh.) There is (French) text in the version I bought. I’m amazed someone hasn’t published it in English here. But you’re right, it works without text.

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