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Cover by David Callahan

June 2009 Painting Project: Children's Book Illustration

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide

Painting children's book illustrations

Cover by David Callahan. Approx A3. Mixed media: watercolour, acylic, pencil, charcoal, and ink.

Painting © David Callahan
• See Also: Page 17 and Page 29 by David.

From the Artist: This was a challenge. My objective was to produce a series of pictures in a consistent style with a plausible attempt to represent the same dog and farmer. I wanted to add a little touch to each picture -- the numbers on the board in the farmer's hand in the first picture and the golfer in the second.

From the Painting Guide: Painting the same characters in different settings and poses is indeed one of the challenges of illustrating a story. I think your three paintings have a definite continuation of style and likeness. If I were to be picky, I'd mention that Misty on the cover doesn't have a black outline like in the other two paintings.
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