Towards the end of the year I was asked by a teacher to illustrate a children’s book. She already had the entire first draft printed out and I just needed to supply the art. (This was a weird switch for me as a writer. “What? You already have a story?”) Now that I’m done with the technology handbook for the district (once all of the publishing details are worked out, I’ll link to it) I had some time to do some character sketches. (And Scott McCloud’s book, Making Comics, is so good about the essence of comics and has very few “draw this horse – now draw a pirate” How To Comic cliches. A definite read for any art freak but also for any fan of the genre or even teachers who want to emphasize storytelling.)
So here is the main character of the children’s book (I can’t give too many details just yet but it’s pretty darn fun):
Meet Timothy. He’s now officially copyrighted and all that stuff.
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