Interview

Come on over to Childrens Authors and Illustrators on Facebook. Check out my interview.http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=45035902458

I added the sun and the string on the birds beak, Tadaah.. all done.

That's how I moved the birds around, I just added the hearts, I used my wacom to draw it in the picture.

These are the birds I layered them into the illustrations, and moved them around a bit.

I layered the image of the girl into the background and i shaded the shadows underneath, to give the picture more depth.

I created a seperate file for the background.

Another layer the card and flowers.

I layered her sleeve and for her face I used my wacom for the shade and details.

This is how my layer looks like, one is her baloon skirt and the other is her shirt. When you layer them in this is how it will look like.

Here's what it looks like after shading the hair.

Here's three images on how I added the layers, the one on the right, I have layered my other arm. After that I layered the hair, as you notice I shaded the image in the middle before adding the other layers for her ponytail.

Here I added another layer which I have shaded; the leg. I shaded it from the inside so when I add the next leg layer there's depth.

This is my pencil sketch and as you can see, I have already done three layers, one for the face, another for the arm and another for the neck.

step-by-step illustrating

This is Ainanani, which means beautiful land in Hawaii, my first on a series of nature. Doing a research on names, and I love incorporating them in my drawings.

Check out a wonderful group of talented illustrators on facebook http://www.facebook.com/inbox/?folder=[fb]messages&page=1&tid=1146796344344#/event.php?eid=144516267019&index=1 Also these amazing works in progress http://dianaevans.blogspot.com/2009/10/new-groupand-my-process-for.html http://phantasmagoric1.blogspot.com/ http://www.suerundlehughes.blogspot.com/

Been very busy. Doing finishing touches for a book I am illustrating,

Will be gone for two days. "Happy Thanksgiving to all!"

After this, I layer all the other products together on my background. My cup, plate, bags, napkin. When I feel that the layout looks good, I click on merge and save it.

Finalizing my Presentation

I like to present this as a group using the same character. I open a new page, I pick an illustration that I like; this illustration, I make into a layer. Then I click on layer styles, I pick visibility and I click on ghost. Now the background is ready.

When I finish I the cup, I layer the illustration on top of the cup, then I click on transform and click to warp and I position the artwork to give it depth.

Making a Cup

I'd wanted to make a set of a cup and plate. Here's how I make the cup. I use custom tool for ovals. I viewed this on a grid , to make sure both sides are even. I just run a line from one side of the bigger oval to the small oval

I am going to make plates and cup for this character.

First the plate. I take my illustrated picture use the elliptical marquee tool. I make sure I have it around where I want included in my illustration, then I clip in crop. This I put aside for layering.

I open a new file, I use the round on custom shape tool, then I color with the bucket.

I wanted to put designs on this background, I pick the leaf design on brushes and spread it around a little bit.

I then take my cropped drawing and layer it on top of this background.

See finished product.

Making a Plate

Join me tomorrow, I will be making a plate using these characters.

Another Gift Bag

I wanted to show another design for the gift bag using the same character, but without the background. Here, I made another gift bag, but square in size. I wanted a lighter color.

Using photoshop, I just grab something from the custom shape. The I did the same thing, went to move, then transform shape and picked distort. Then I opened my character, the one without the background and layered it. I used transform shape again then distort for the perspective.

Then I used my marquee to ad the shading, I added little stars which came from custom shape.

Rendering your Illustration on your gift bag

On your photoshop program

*Open the image of your gift bag.

*Open the image of your illustration.

*Your illustration will be your layer.

*Putting the illustration on the gift bag,

*click on transform, then pick distort

*move the ends so it will fit the front of your gift bag.

Gift Bag

Today I am going to draw a gift bag. I will render my finished illustration to the a gift bag I have done in photoshop.

* First I draw a gift bag. Go to shape pick triangle or rectangle

*Use a paint bucket to color

*Click on your move tool

*Go to image, then transform shape, click on perspective

*when your shape is angled the way you want, continue making shape using polyganol lasso tool.

*Use paint bucket to color.

This is a sample of a finished illustration.

Seperate Background from Character

I usually do the background seperate. I also keep a seperate file, one for background and another for characters. This way too, you can use the same characters in different settings, you will see what I mean as we go along. When I'm done with the background I add the characters to the background as layer using photoshop. When the character is in place I draw an elliptical marquee tool under the character to give it shadow, it gives the character more depth and makes it look like it was drawn in.

My Characters

@Precious Creatures . cecilpaplinskie.com

These are characters for my precious creatures collections. Creating your characters is the first step you do. Do them up in different poses, pick out your favorites and color.

Cecil's Illustrations

I am starting a journey into licensing which had been my career for years before family life took over. I have started working on sketches and now have about a humdred of them that needs fine tuning. I also have colored a few. While on this journey I would like to share with everyone how I will be turning my illustrations into different products.

A heartwarming story by Kathleen Holyoak and Sherry Summers. This is a heartwarming story. http://www.authorhouse.com/bookstore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=57949

Illustrators Workshop

I've recently joined a wonderfil group for illustrators http://illustratorsworkshopblog.blogspot.com/ First to showcase her artwork is http://aritistadonna.blogspot.com/ Check it out.

Today at 1:00 central time listen me and fellow illustrators at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/RedRiverWritersLive/2009/10/01/Red-River-Writers-Live We will be talking about our work. We will also have a few insights on our techniques and start as illustrators.