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First Snow, Step-by-step Part II

And here's the reveal... 

Posted by gail at 5:35 PM Labels: First Snow, work-in-progress rainchains said...


I am in awe. The picture is beautiful and so real. I feel like I could just walk into the building and talk to the children.


December 20, 2006 at 9:14 PM Pam Calvert said...


December 20, 2006 at 10:36 PM Ghost Girl said...

As Kevin Henkes would say:

"Wow! That's all I can say. Wow!"

December 21, 2006 at 7:06 AM 
So how long did this take altogether? How long for just the color part, after you printed the under-sketch?


In the 10-12 layers of color on the skin, how many different pencil colors are you using?

When you say alternating between warm and cool colors on the skin, do you mean on each child, or between children? I think you used blue in the fishbowl girl's orange hair (though I couldn't see it)--is this similar?

Thanks for sharing. This is so much fun!

December 21, 2006 at 10:01 AM gail maki wilson said...

Thanks for all the kind words. Wow! Sounds great to me.

Jen, I can check on the dates on my photos and give a timeline, but hours I have no clue. I don't even want to know. If I did, my mind would want to convert to dollars per hour, and I don't even want to know!

I started out with the same two colors (cream and light peach) on all the faces, and then as I built darker tones I brought in different colors for each kid. Think of yellow and cream being warm and pinks and violets as cool. I alternate those on all the kids; it gives more depth to the skin tone. 10-12 layers = 10-12 colors.

December 21, 2006 at 10:14 PM Goomie said...

The finished piece looks awesome Gail! Want to see more!

December 25, 2006 at 10:12 AM 
Thanks Goomie! Will you be finishing a color final of your piece?


December 31, 2006 at 8:30 AM 
Thanks for your comment on my small blog :o)
I just dropped by to see your snowflakes... Wonderful work, they are far more complicated than my little piece.
I must admit that mine was digitally coloured, with just the elf outline being hand drawn. It took me a few hours, whereas your work is a labout of love.

Your blog is really good, I shall drop by again, and maybe get some fresh new work on my blog soon.

January 12, 2007 at 10:09 AM First Friday Studio Tours my links 5thAnnual Picture Book Idea Month good blog reads