KATJAS WORK IN PROGRESS BLOG

This is my latest work (finished today) for a Pet shop here in Sweden, called “Bamses Bollar” which means Bamse’s balls . The illustration will be used for various things, including logotype and header of the website. It is made with help of a drawing board (tablet) in same style as the illustrations I created for a book were. The dogs are hand drawn with help of this drawing board and are not just painted over some photos. I used many photos as reference for this illustrations. The breeds included in this illustration are Leonberger and Chihuahua.

Illustration of Leonbergers and Chihuahua

Illustration/logotype - Bamses Bollar

So a few fays ago I finally managed to complete the final illustration. I will surely have to buy some champagne in Friday and have a little party because of it. Me and Agi Kiss have been working together for a very long time now, it all started with two commissions and then also the huge project of 30 illustrations plus the cover. I’m sure both I and she thought it would never be completed and there were times I just wanted to jump from a bridge (joking), but it has also been a very nice learning experience for me. Originally we wanted to create these illustrations in colored pencils, but very early of our project we decided to go for the digital version, very much because Gabor, the publisher liked the colors in my sketches which were made with Photoshop and because both of them wanted to be able to make changes. Agi lives in USA but is traveling allot around in Europe so we had the chance to meet in Croatia. That was some time ago, but we managed to stay “friends” the entire project. I just can’t wait to hold the book in my hands once it’s published!

Agi sent me this email:

Hi, Katja - it’s lovely…  let’s call it done!  Congratulations!!!   I’ll bet you’d come to think you’d never see the day…

Many thanks for everything, including your patience over our many finicky demands.  I think you’ve created an extraordinary body of work here….

best regards,  Agi

Illustration cover

Illustration cover

Me and Agi Kiss

Finally I added some illustration samples to my website in the design/illustration location. The illustrations are created for an upcoming book Merlin’s Big Surprise written by Agi Kiss. See one sample below:

Read more about the illustrations and view more illustrations here –>