More. MORE. MORE! Dandelions is a book dedicated to those who don't mind a few dandelions and for the dads who are always wishing for more time with their children.
I hope you buy the book for your family or as a gift for an enthusiastic new dad or a blossoming young reader! The book is available on AMAZON. I really appreciate your support!
I researched using pigment ink and dye ink for my illustrations. I read many blog posts recommending pigment ink for stamping because the final product is more vivid and fade-resistant. The downside of pigment ink is that it takes longer to dry than dye ink. Dye ink works on all papers and dries quickly, but it is not waterproof. Naively, I went to the craft store and purchased my first set of pigment ink pads.
Now that I had my new ink pads, I got serious about making the little girl from my story. I copied and enlarged the smaller stamps that I used for the dummy book.
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| Then, I cut an eraser in half. |
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| Then, I traced the enlarged shapes on the erasers. |
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| The first dress stamp I made was cut from a random eraser I found in my son's desk drawer. |
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| I cut out the shapes with an x-acto knife and then had all the parts needed to stamp the little girl. |
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| This is the first full-size illustration of the little girl from the book. I chose orange pigment ink for her skin and light blue pigment ink for her dress. This was so much better than the illustrations from the dummy book, but I still needed MORE practice. |
I practiced stamping my characters over and over and over again. I drew their faces over and over and over again. With each attempt I gained more confidence to start the final illustrations.
If you know my other books you are aware that my Three Ghost Friends books were created entirely on a computer. The illustrations from Baby Beards! were created digitally but originated from paintings.
I was committed to using as little digital influence as possible for More. MORE. MORE! Dandelions. In the end only five of the 40 pages were created on the computer! I am very proud of this.
Do you want to learn more about the making of this book? Read Part 5
The best creative story writing I have gone through. The samples what you have shared are simply amazing. Yes, practice makes man perfect. Your characters have improved a lot. They are perfect. Will definitely going to try it out. Thank you for the post.
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