July 24, 2018
You Can’t Rush Art
I love finishing a new book! I actually have two (One is the pilot in a new young adult series, the other is the second in the Landmark Tribe Books) that are finished.
Now comes the part I’m always excited about… illustrations!
I never know exactly what my illustrators are going to come up with for covers. Rebeccah is designing the one for the Landmark Tribe book because she loves drawing animals – and I love her furry squirrels!
She was discussing how to make a “quirky” Crunchie (aka teenage boy squirrel) but still keep the soft style she did with Granny Pecan for the “Busting Berry Bath” cover. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with!
For the new series book, my illustrators get to come up with a whole theme! With no pre-set design constraints, I’ve already seen a pastel sunset background, a sharper, darker, hard pencil background, and an oil-paint-style grid. They haven’t decided on a “perfect” theme yet, but watching their imaginations run while they figure it out is amazing!
For now, I have to wait (trying to be patient – because “you can’t rush art!”) as they do the artistry part of my story. Regardless of what people say, audiences DO judge a book by its cover. This is why my illustrators make commissions off of their work!
I can’t wait to release these stories for ya’ll to enjoy!
Thanks for reading!
Type at you next time…
~Nancy Tart