Artwork by Peter Guckes
Inspired by Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Tidbits: Uncovered Cover Art inspired Peter to try a new style. This illustration was created with indian ink, bordeaux wine, and Photoshop.
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Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
Posted in buildings, classic, color, graphic & modern, middle grade, stylish lettering on September 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Posted in buildings, classic, color, graphic & modern, middle grade, stylish lettering on September 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Artwork by Greg Pizzoli
Inspired by Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
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Little Red Riding Hood
Posted in animal, children, classic, color, expressive, fairytale, girl, texture on August 26, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Artwork by Nelleke Verhoeff
Inspired by Little Red Riding Hood and The Wolf and Seven Goats
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Where the Wild Things Are
Posted in animal, boy, classic, color, expressive, fantasy, picture book on August 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Artwork by Josh Holland
Inspired by Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are
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The Princess & The Pea
Posted in animal, classic, color, cute, expressive, fairytale, picture book, watercolor on August 8, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Artwork by Jennifer Gray Olson
Inspired by The Princess & The Pea
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Pinocchio
Posted in classic, color, expressive, fairytale, picture book, stylish lettering on August 5, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Artwork by Milan Rubio
Inspired by Carlo Collodi’s Pinocchio
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Bluebeard
Posted in color, expressive, fairytale, fantasy, folk, fresh, loose, pencil, picture book, watercolor on August 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Artwork by Jess Racklyeft
Inspired by the French folktale Bluebeard
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
Posted in adventure, animal, classic, color, fantasy, folk, graphic & modern, middle grade, stylish lettering on August 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Artwork by Julia Sonmi Heglund
Inspired by Robert C. O’Brien’s Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Posted in animal, classic, color, cute, early childhood, fairytale, picture book, texture on August 2, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Artwork by Lauren Beard
Inspired by Goldilocks and the Three Bears
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Alice in Wonderland
Posted in animal, color, fairytale, fantasy, picture book, pretty on August 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Artwork by Alexandra Boiger
Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland
