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New Story in the Works

Gentleman Walrus Sketch Erika Schnatz
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It’s been some time since I’ve worked on a children’s book idea, so today my goal is to draft a story for this proper gentleman:

Gentleman Walrus Sketch Erika Schnatz

He was a character I created for another writer’s manuscript in my children’s book publishing course, and I really enjoyed drawing him. It’s likely he’ll evolve a great deal over the drafting and revision processes, but I’m looking forward to writing a story around a character. Should be fun!

Here are a few more images of him from the dummy children’s book I created:

Gentleman Walrus Sketch Erika Schnatz

Gentleman Walrus Sketch Erika Schnatz

With a face like that, wacky hijinks are sure to ensue.

Robots

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As I mentioned in my last post, I was (sort of) working on a little robot art piece. Since I pulled out all the stops at the last minute and manage to finish the piece, I can triumphantly post about it.

Background:
Robo Taco (a Mexican eatery in SE Portland) put out a call for robot art on Craigslist (a totally reputable site to find art jobs) and I saved the post – thinking that I might get around to creating a piece. Usually, I don’t, but this time, dear reader, I did! I made a rough sketch of what I wanted my little robot to look like one evening, and the following evening I drew it out on nice paper, inked it and watercolor-d it, and Mod Podge-d it all together.

So here is the rough sketch:

And here is the finished product:

I put it in a frame I got from Goodwill for $2, and voila! A finished piece. It looks pretty classy in the frame, but I don’t have a picture of that yet.

Materials used: Watercolor paper, Micron pens, watercolors, colored pencils, and patterned scrapbook paper (the background)