I recently finished illustrating a picture book called DANCING DREAMS for Accord Publishing that will have Animotion panels making it look like a confined part of the illustration is animated (the older ballerina on stage in this spread). Accord did the same thing with the picture book, BEE & ME, which became a New York Times Best-Seller!
DANCING DREAMS incorporated a lot of styles of dance and was soooo much fun to illustrate. I love dancing. I used to be part of a performance and competition swing dance group. We also did latin and ballroom dancing. I miss all that fun exercise.
Accord offered me another illustration contract for a second picture book with Animotion panels. I've been working on cover sketches, and this one is going to be stinkin' cute!
Kristi Valiant
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3 comments:
Fantastic Kristi! She looks like she could dance right off the page. Congratulations on finishing the work with all you are juggling right now.
OH, I love the sketchy-ness of your illustrations!
I love illustrations that show a bit of the underdrawing.
Hi, simple beautiful, I love the drawing and the colors.
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