Illustration Friday

September 22, 2006

Illustration Friday - Phobia

It was very hard for the other amphibians in the pond to relate to Spencer and his irrational fear of the water.

Comments

pixelpalette said…

How totally cute is that? Awesome.

10:34 PM

° said…

love the the toe barely touching the water fun illo

10:47 PM

Anonymous said…

i am a big fan of the digital tools....and you have reaffirmed my feelings for it by creating such a colorful illustration. Great piece!1

11:04 PM

Anonymous said…

Wonderful- it makes me shiver just thinking about it!

11:24 PM

scott e said…

Such great storytelling. The expressions on all of the frogs are perfect.

11:34 PM

Jeannetto said…

i'll try not to say "cute"...
nice frog and expressions, good style & color

11:40 PM

Diane Duda said…

So funny! Love the looks on the faces of the well-adjusted frogs!

11:42 PM

murphy girl said…

too cute, and the eyeball of the foreground frog is outstanding!

12:20 AM

gma said…

That is too cute and totally hilarious.

12:23 AM

Anonymous said…

I like the eyes.

4:01 AM

Deborah Champion said…

Ha! wonderful!

5:28 AM

Anja said…

Great!!!

6:23 AM

AstridMueller said…

all over great =) super funny, great technique, cute to look at, love it =) did you do that in Painter?

6:43 AM

Karen Lee said…

amazing jenn - your humor is so quirky, your techinique so accessible.

6:57 AM

Ginger*:) said…

This is just Wonderful! I'll bet that water is cccccold.
He is the cutest!

8:15 AM

Factoryrat71 said…

Excellent work!! Love the concept!!

8:20 AM

Anonymous said…

ih ih wonderful!!! :-)
very good
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10:14 AM

J. E. Morris said…

Thanks everyone. Actually Potatomamma I do everything in Photoshop. Someday I'd like to learn Painter.

10:16 AM

Doug said…

cool frogs! I use Photoshop too... just got Painter but don't know how to use it yet!

10:27 AM

Michelle Lana said…

i love it! love the froggie!

10:54 AM

Fernanda Guedes said…

Oh, my God... Hi-la-ri-ous!!!

11:11 AM

JO said…

Oh my gosh this is so funny, and nicely done.

12:05 PM

Nancy Murphree Davis said…

Just terrific!

12:42 PM

Anonymous said…

Ahhh this is me. . .afraid of the water. I like to drink it, bath in it. . .swim no!

You did a great job! The characters are marvelous!

1:49 PM

Anonymous said…

absolutely fabulous! very creative

2:17 PM

tusen said…

really great!

4:27 PM

ian sands said…

Dear Nemesis,

I really enjoy all the texture stuff you have going on in the background. In other news I was rubbing elbows with K Lee at the NC SCBWI conference last week. Are you two personal friends? She lives up the block a little way from me.

ian

8:02 PM

valerie walsh said…

hilarious! love it!!!

8:11 PM

Anonymous said…

funny take on the topic and wonderfull illo...like your digital skill...i do work in Illustrator only

11:56 AM

ELLA ELVIANA said…

ow, its so cute! great expression.

7:00 PM

J. E. Morris said…

Ah, Ian, my old arch enemy!

K. and I have never met, but we know each other from various web groups. Someday maybe we can all finally meet at one of the national SCBWI conferences.

7:52 PM

Francesca said…

This illustration is amazing. It's digital? What a great job, love your style!

3:14 PM

J. E. Morris said…

Thanks Francesca, yep, it's digital. I used Photoshop.

7:55 PM

Anonymous said…

Very admirable piece! :) Love the humor, the texture, the line work, the expressions on the frogs faces, etc...

10:05 AM

Tonje said…

I just LOVE those frogs!!! They are very cute!!

1:19 PM

irisz said…

hilarious! hahaha

3:05 PM

Anette Heiberg said…

I just love everything about this illustration Jenn! The colors, the composition, the funny frogs with great expressions. Way to go!

Anette
www.wynlen.no

4:50 AM