Tag Archives: children’s book

New Book Project

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Elisabeth

Hi All! I’m very excited to share some progress from a book I am working on for an author who is self-publishing. He contacted me last summer while I was traveling and in the midst of my tarot work, but … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, books, sketches | Tagged black and white, book, cats, children's book, Gilly & the Snowcats, girl, illustration, middle grade, sketches, thumbnails | 1 Comment

New Art: “The Monster Realm” book cover

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here’s the book cover I created for The Monster Realm by Nara Duffie! Check out the map and chapter headers too, which I posted previously on my blog. This is Nara’s first book – she completed it 11 days before … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork, book covers | Tagged acryla gouache, book cover, children, children's book, girl, illustration, middle grade, mysterious, Nara Duffie, sketches, The Monster Realm, tree | 1 Comment

New Map: The World of Lanodeka

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Elisabeth

Here is a really fun map I recently created for a private client publishing her first book. I also illustrated chapter headers and the cover, which I will show in a later blog post. The book is titled The Monster … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork, books, maps | Tagged book, cartography, children's book, digital illustration, fantasy, map, middle grade, Nara Duffie, The Monster Realm | 2 Comments

Fancy Throwback

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Elisabeth

I am busy working on interiors for I Am #10: Cleopatra for Scholastic. Need to turn it all in by September 6! I am also making fun little seals for The Griffin Series, an epic and awesome sounding space opera … Continue reading →

Posted in books, sketches | Tagged animals, breyer, children's book, horses, pony, published, scholastic, sketches, watercolor | Comments Off

New Art – The Girl in Cairn Woods

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Elisabeth

Here’s a new piece that was my final project in the mentorship with Rebecca Guay. The assignment was given by Irene Gallo, art director at Tor Books/Tor.com, to create an illustration for a short story. Everyone did really great work … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork | Tagged cairn, children's book, ghost, girl, illustration, mysterious, watercolor, young adult | Comments Off

New Art: “The Pied Piper”

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Elisabeth

Here’s my latest piece, “The Pied Piper.” Done in watercolor inks (which I haven’t used since 2009, but I wanted something permament once dry… and they’re pretty permanent), then acryla gouache on top of a layer of matte medium. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in artwork | Tagged boy, children, children's book, fairy tale, fantasy, illustration, magic, pied piper, rats, watercolor | 2 Comments