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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-8360042987939940312014-10-29T19:16:00.000-07:002014-10-29T19:16:06.415-07:00Felted Koi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Had so much fun making these, there's so many color combinations of Koi fish-I want to make more. These guys are about a foot long each. J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-68776543896504550512014-08-06T21:17:00.000-07:002014-08-06T21:17:34.507-07:00Making Things:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-7873633408886633772014-06-19T00:00:00.000-07:002014-06-19T22:22:24.706-07:00Flapjack DesignsSome old art from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack,<br />
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I call this fellow Taco Hat:<br />
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<br />J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-5532048484607499832014-04-30T23:09:00.001-07:002014-04-30T23:09:47.108-07:00Hannah FeltieI made a feltie of Hannah the Horse- here she is:<br />
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Also, Hannah is excited to hear that the Year of the Horse is now in it's second printing! Hurray!<br />
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<br />J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-82805762410706706072014-03-26T23:41:00.000-07:002014-03-26T23:41:22.460-07:00Old-Timey<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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From a narrative life drawing session at Nick: I used the time to try out a Blackwing pencil I'd picked up recently. I've heard alot about them but never used one before. Graphite pencils in general have never been my favorite to draw with mostly because I dislike the shiny glare they tend to leave behind-but the Blackwing was nice and I enjoyed the smoothness (it seemed smoother than the tombow), that removable eraser is pretty nifty too.J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-4481137084397244152014-03-19T22:18:00.000-07:002014-03-19T22:18:18.616-07:00Recent Studies:<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far the Year of the Horse is off to a good start, here's some more early character drawings:</div>
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<br />J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-10167577077898241912014-01-01T22:36:00.000-08:002014-01-01T22:36:32.347-08:00Hannah Has Arrived!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Happy New Year! I can't believe 2013 is over already. </div>
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To kick things off <i>The Year of the Horse</i> is now available and Hannah the spunky foal is eager for adventure in 2014. I had alot of fun illustrating this book- it didn't hurt that it stars one of my favorite animals ; ) I especially enjoyed drawing Hannah. I'm currently working on a feltie of her which will hopefully be finished in time to accompany me to the reading events I'll be doing in the next few weeks. Below are some early character studies of Hannah the horse and her pal Tom. And please head over to the <a href="http://www.immedium.com/products/yearofhorse.html" target="_blank">Immedium website</a> for more info on the book (click the cover above) and for a list of upcoming book events <a href="http://www.immedium.com/news/events.html" target="_blank">click here</a>. Thanks and I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!</div>
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It's that time of year again, a new adventure in the Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series is about to be released which I once again had the privilege to illustrate. 2014 is the Year of the Horse and here's a peek at the main characters, (I knew all those hours spent sketching at the equestrian center would come in handy some day).<br />
......More to come soon!J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-74820912809477296772013-11-10T14:16:00.000-08:002013-11-10T14:16:28.428-08:00Two of my Favorite Things....(Lemurs and Unicorns)<br />
I felted these a while ago --finally getting around to posting them.<br />
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This unicorn is loosly based off "The Unicorn in Captivity" tapestry which is one of my favorite pieces of art. I dyed the wool with tea to make it more off-white and the horn and hooves are made out of sculpey.<br />
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Sketch page from this week's life drawing session at Nick,<br />
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-24198509030660502232013-06-01T01:20:00.000-07:002013-06-01T01:20:28.112-07:00Remember to BreatheSeems I forget about this blog more and more-sorry to anyone who actually still visits. Currently I'm in the thick of illustrating the next Zodiac book, Year of the Horse which is taking up much of my nights and also designing loads of props at my day job at Nickelodeon. Definitely grateful for these opportunities but it can be tough finding a calm balance between life and work sometimes. It's important to remember to take breaks and I felt the urge to update this blog but was struggling with finding something post-able so here's a bunch of random doodles. Just sketching for myself seems elusive lately but I am really trying to get a doodle out whenever possible. I often feel self-conscious about sharing some of this stuff online since alot of it doesn't really feel too "blog worthy" and is mostly just unrefined scribble scrabble (most of which is hidden away in a shoebox). But I think doodling is like breathing-you shouldn't have to think about it too much but it's important to keep doing it...... <br />
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Annoyed Bobcat-think I drew this a year ago-I always forget to date my pages:<br />
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Unicorns are therapeutic, even weird ones with whiskers-<br />
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Rosie the donkey from the equestrian center where I was doing "research" for Year of the Horse:</div>
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Research! :</div>
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A marker zebra drawn while watching a nature show on the equines:</div>
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-52734085639604428362013-04-17T22:35:00.000-07:002013-04-17T22:35:53.623-07:00Figure Drawing...From today's lunchtime session at Nick:<br />
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She's about 3 feet long and was super fun to make:</div>
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Suzie had a blast sharing her story and meeting kids at the Riverside
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Below are pics from her adventures at the Huntington, she's very photogenic!</div>
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-15769539311469683882013-01-16T23:04:00.000-08:002013-01-16T23:18:30.779-08:00The Year of the Dragon's Not Over Yet...<div style="text-align: center;">
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-88180570736072510182013-01-10T22:57:00.000-08:002013-01-10T22:57:11.647-08:00A Scaly New Friend<div style="text-align: center;">
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Rough lineup from <a href="http://www.immedium.com/products/yearofsnake.html" target="_blank">Year of the Snake</a>.</div>
J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-40303923941308291542013-01-02T21:27:00.000-08:002013-01-02T21:59:54.314-08:00Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;">
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Another character study from <a href="http://www.immedium.com/products/yearofsnake.html" target="_blank">Year of the Snake</a>.</div>
J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-30900052137706406492012-12-02T18:20:00.000-08:002012-12-02T18:22:19.581-08:00Now Available!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hey there everybody!<br />
Well, this year sure flew by at dragon speed but I want to announce the release of the next installment of the Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series, The Year of the Snake that I once again had the privilege to illustrate. Just in time for the the holidays, this story stars Suzie the snake and her human pal Lily along with a new cast of animal characters. The final cover is above and I included a few of my early development sketches below.<br />
It was challenging to design a snake who would be both appealing and lovable (and also a girl )-since snakes lack in limbs there wasn't much to work with when designing her which was part of the challenge (I had to think up other ways to make her unique such as through color and pattern) Snakes aren't creatures I've spent much time drawing in general but I've come to appreciate them more while working on this book-they really are fascinating critters and I hope kids who read the book will discover that snakes are awesome too. Working alongside author Oliver Chin once again I had a lot of fun illustrating this book and I'll be doing some book signing/reading events in the upcoming months of 2013. Please head over to the Immedium website for more info <b><a href="http://www.immedium.com/products/yearofsnake.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>. Thanks!<br />
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-46862040603504703982012-09-26T22:25:00.000-07:002012-09-26T22:25:21.675-07:00Some More FeltiesHere's a couple more felted critters I made a while ago:<br />
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J. Woodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00374505042346129863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32433649.post-34319765262094758352012-08-29T21:00:00.000-07:002012-08-29T21:00:33.938-07:00Remembering An Old Friend<div style="text-align: center;">
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She was a sweetheart, I miss her.</div>
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