Working with the Image palette

page 11-12

Exploring Bubble's under water world.

Bubble lives in a beautiful crystal clear pond, in an imaginary world. My first attempt coloring the last pages 19-20 failed (I am not kinda person working in order from first page to the last page in finishing stage :). It was frustrating trying to find the right image of the page, then ending up with me made the over do coloring, to the dull colors... 


So I tucked the dull 19-20 pages on the magnet board, leave it hanging for a while. And then for the first time in my illustrating work, I made the image palette, for Children Book. And you know what, it's wicked! :D
The image palette becomes a guide for me to grip the feeling of the page, and also as the color's guidance... it's simple and easy.


Well, actually working with the image board is not a new thing for me back then. I used to do the same method in my design jobs. And now I am happy to use the same method in illustrating children book!:)

The Image pictures for page 11-12

Image color for pages of Bubble The Beautiful Fish

All Images are from https://www.facebook.com/EarthStory

Beautiful Bubble

Yes Bubble is a beautiful fish who is too proud and too vain, but in the end she turns to a beautiful fish inside and out. 
Bubble should be so cute, beautiful, one guppy that children will not forget, and who children couldn't resist to cuddle with.
And looking at my first drawing of Bubble, I don't think she's that different than any other guppies in the whole fresh water zone. It is just one ordinary guppy with heavy eyelash.. So, I went with  the 'so cute and so cuddly Bubble', like this one:

Isn't she cute!? I love this one!... but come to think of it, in her cuddly-cuteness she is not that breathtakingly beautiful...

Ahh... nah...not this one...

Hahahaha...she looks too naughty!

Yeah well, the search for the RIGHT Bubble still continues...

Guppy lives in the sea? oh please...XD

Okay, guppies are not salt water creature, they live happily in the fresh water... :D

Bubble The Beautiful Fish

New book project by Datin Rossiti Aishah Rashidi from Shah Alam Malaysia.
The story is about a beautiful guppy fish named Bubble.
Here's the book's review:


Don’t we all like to be praised? well, Bubble the beautiful fish is no exception. But sometimes, some of us think too much about our appearance. Looking into the mirror is something everyone likes to do but the true reflection of us is what we do and not how we look like. Let's see if Bubble realizes this in time to save her friendship with others who thought she’s just beautiful on the outside but is too proud and too vain.


Bubble is a resemblance of a beautiful guppy, who looks arrogant and with eyelashes. My first attempt to illustrate her just comes up with this image:

Following this illustration, Datin Rossiti made a little note saying that guppies live in the fresh water, so no corals should be added. 
Whoopsie Daisy!! hehe... *blush*

Vicious Bee!!

Hey!! What happened with this little bee's fingers??

Oh I c... 'somebody' tried to make this cute creature looks more vicious.... LOL!

Project book from 'Rumah Qur'ani' Indonesia

My messy table, the water colors and all clusters:)

Didi the bear and Cici the rabbit had a quarrel. That's because Didi thought Cici had his toy,  poor Cici.. Didi was wrong. Didi's toy was at home, they were exactly the same toy. But Didi was a gentleman, he admitted his fault and apologize sincerely to Cici. And what a happy ending for them, Cici forgives him, they make up again, and become best friends forever.. :)

The story was written by Rani Fitriani Ishak and the project leads by Fani Apriany from Rumah Qur'ani, a foundation in Islamic education for children. This book is one of the series of Moral Education for children.

A simple story, but written beautifully. I simply fell in love with Cici and Didi, and had a fun time making the illustration for the book, Cici and Didi and several cute creatures I added to cherries the pages.

As simple and beauty of the story, I had in mind to divide the whole story into three stages, in orded to make the story sounds more dramatic. The first page, when story teller say Cici was so sad, the sunset scene was added. Sunset scene with  the mellow feeling... And from the yellow light of sun set, we go to the bright blue sun as a flash back of the story when Cici and Didi had a quarrel. Three pages of the blue sky then we go to the evening time when Didi realized he was wrong, the fire in the fire place is crackling, mom's cook is bubbling on the big pot over the fire, and Didi regrets about what he had said to Cici. The make up scene then was in the afternoon, with the scattering orange, red and dark blue light in the sky, and the lamps on with yellow light, warm feeling when Cici forgive Didi...

My favorite page, dynamic scene with every things were scattering while Cici and Didi scrambled, tugged and pulled the toy. I love the little frog expression, so cute that I want to put her in my pocket. :D

Serial Rama - Dipo Boneka Kayu

Rama is a five-series children storybook which is become one of milestones in my carrier, and above all one of milestones in my life. These are my first children illustrated books which I drew when I had to stay in bed during my not so well pregnancy with my daughter. It was a really fun, excited yet so dramatic moment making all those drawing, because after finished the third book, I delivered my baby and a week later continued drawing the forth and fifth books with a tiny baby in my lap.. :)

And, yes. It has became a milestone since I decided to continue what I've started, and make more children books. Yup! yup! yup!.. can not stop drawing cute figures up until now.. :)

 

One out of the five books of seri Rama.
Story of a little boy named Rama and his wooden toy soldier named Dipo.                

All five series are:
RAMA dan DIPO Boneka Kayu
Ikut Ayah ke Kantor
Nonton Ondel-Ondel
Teman-Teman Istimewa
Merayakan Lebaran

These RAMA series are written by Cara Djalil, edited by Nikmah Sarjono, the one who offered me this job, I can't thank you enough, dear:) and published by Imaji Comic, Jakarta.