Champion Monsters Have Arrived!

I'm excited to announce that my latest book is out! This was a very fun project that I was able to be a part of. Not only did I get to illustrate a book filled with cute monsters, but l get to see one of my drawings and designs translated into an actual doll.

Front Cover

Say hi to our Champion Monsters!

The concept of the book is cute and the doll is even cuter! The book helps kids deal with their fears while their new monster friend gives your youngster additional support and comfort. Being a father of a 4 year old and his "blankie", I can definitely relate. The book touches on a lot of the situations your kids may face, whether it's the dark and a bad nightmare, or the doctors and hospitals; I think you'll find this book both useful as well as entertaining.

Here's the book with the "his" or "her" monster

All in one monster package!

You can go to their facebook page for the latest news. While you are there please share with your friends!
Or better yet, you can go to championmonster.com to order yours today, I think it'll make a great gift for the upcoming holidays!

No Shortcuts Indeed

Just received my copy of the November issue of Clubhouse Jr, and in it is a spread I did for the magazine.

One thing you'll notice in the spread are the little pictures that go with all the various characters and objects in the story. The reproduction size of them are actually quite small, about 3/4 of an inch to exact, so I knew they really wouldn't require much detail.

But I thought to myself, since I was given the opportunity to design these characters, I might as well make the most of it. And since I don't get many assignments that star anthropomorphic animals, I really wanted to create characters that I could potentially use to beef up my portfolio, plus I certainly knew I could use the practice. So what I ended up doing was rendering these characters all out as if they were to be reproduced at something more like 5 inches instead. Here they are:

A Cast of Characters

Here are some color sketches of characters for a new book I just started working on. The story is about the boy with the guitar and his family.