Study drawing of characters behind glass, with aquarium lighting.
Study drawing of a perspective half in and half out of the water, and playing with foreshortening on a mermaid.
This piece is from “The Purple Dancing Triceratops.” Written by Kimmie Gotch, Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, and used with permission.
Making a triceratops do a dance sequence was challenging, but it was very fun to really focus on line of action here.
This piece is from “The Purple Dancing Triceratops.” Written by Kimmie Gotch, Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, and used with permission.
This is my favorite piece from the book. I had so much fun drawing a Dino close up and all of the critters and flowers around her.
This piece is from “The Purple Dancing Triceratops.” Written by Kimmie Gotch, Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, and used with permission.
This was a great challenge to learn how to bend dinosaurs into human dance poses.
This piece is from “The Purple Dancing Triceratops.” Written by Kimmie Gotch, Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, and used with permission.
This story focussed around a group of dancing girl dinosaurs. I had to create a natural world for dinos, but the characters had to be pastel and bright for a feminine flavor. I had to find the right “natural” colors for their environment that flowed with the character palette.
Page illustration from “No One Has More Than Me,” by Bartholomew Tosch. Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg.
Children’s book illustration from “No One Has More Than Me”. Illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg, written by Bartholomew Tosch.
No One Has More Than Me was written by Bartholomew Tosch, illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg.
No One Has More Than Me was written by Bartholomew Tosch, illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg.
No One Has More Than Me was written by Bartholomew Tosch, illustrated by Amber Hawks Schaberg.