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Work in Progress

mfearing wrote 2 days ago: This is a page from a story book that I work on to keep myself busy when I am stuck on something els … more →

Tags: character design, Children's Books, Illustration, Photoshop painting, Picture Books, photoshop illustration

Small World Tees For Sale Online

mfearing wrote 1 week ago: Small World Tees are finally available for sale online! There are 6 or 7 designs in sizes and shirt … more →

Tags: Illustration, Small World Tees, kids shirts, shirts for sale, tshirts

The Book That Eats People and Philosophy1 comment

mfearing wrote 2 weeks ago: I just came across a fascinating review/discussion of The Book That Eats People on a blog called-  h … more →

Tags: Children's Books, Illustration, Kids Books, The Book That Eats People, tricycle press, John Perry, picture book, tricycle

The Book That Eats Reviews1 comment

mfearing wrote 3 weeks ago: Two more review are out for The Book That Eats People. The reviewers seem to get the attitude of thi … more →

Tags: Illustration, Kids Books, Photoshop painting, Picture Books, The Book That Eats People, Bulletin of the Center of Children’s Book, picture book, School Library Journa, tricycle press

Amanita Design

mfearing wrote 1 month ago: I’m usually not a big fan of video games. I mean, I play them – when I have time…i … more →

Tags: Informational, Paintings, illustrators, Illustration, character design, Apple Computer, Adobe After Effects, Internet, Apple

Website Makeover9 comments

Katherine Battersby wrote 1 month ago: They say if you’re going to have a website, you need to keep it up to date. There’s noth … more →

Tags: Illustration, writing, Books, Website, Writing for children, Writing Tips

7 Impossible Things Before Breakfast1 comment

mfearing wrote 1 month ago: There’s an interview with John Perry, author of The Book That Eats People, and me – the … more →

Tags: Informational, illustrators, Illustration, Internet, tricycle press, The Book That Eats People, John Perry

CCCP Stamps

mfearing wrote 3 months ago: I’m trying to clean my studio this weekend in between projects. The dust is thick enough to gr … more →

Tags: Illustration, Design, postage stamps, russian stamps, folktale stamps, CCCP

Recent work1 comment

mfearing wrote 5 months ago: I used this on the cover of a recent promotion. It started off as a sample for a story I am working … more →

Tags: Work in progress, Paintings, Illustration, Digital Painting, Photoshop painting, Children's Books, Picture Books, Visual Development, Picture

Oregon - writing and drawing

mfearing wrote 6 months ago: Thursday night I spoke at the Willamette Writers meeting in Salem. It was a good time and I had an o … more →

Tags: Sketch, illustrators, Kids Books, Graphic Novels, Illustration, Sketch Book, quick sketch, Children's Books, Picture Books

more wagon art...I see a trend

mfearing wrote 6 months ago: Another page from an abandoned project. But I was happy with the painting and the overall mood. I al … more →

Tags: Work in progress, Illustration, character design, Digital Painting, Photoshop painting, Children's Books, Picture Books, Kids Books, in progress

A couple hundred pages.1 comment

mfearing wrote 7 months ago: I originally started this posting off with quotes about writing and rewriting. Then I rewrote it. En … more →

Tags: Sketch, Work in progress, Kids Books, Graphic Novels, Illustration, character design, Sketch Book, Comic Books, all ages comics

So, what's a graphic novel?5 comments

mfearing wrote 7 months ago: I am often asked the question: “What’s the difference between a comic book and a graphic … more →

Tags: Graphic Novels, Comic Books, Comics Creators!, Children's Books, Visual Development, Earthling, paul gravette

Poster number 21 comment

mfearing wrote 9 months ago: This is the nearly final poster for the theatrical version of The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs. A … more →

Tags: Work in progress, Paintings, Kids Books, Illustration, character design, Digital Painting, Photoshop painting, Oregon, Oregon Children's Theatre

Charlie in Progress2 comments

mfearing wrote 9 months ago: Here is another revised Charlie poster for the Oregon Children’s Theatre. I’ve pushed th … more →

Tags: Work in progress, Illustration, character design, Digital Painting, Photoshop painting, portland oregon, Visual Development, Oregon Children's Theatre, photosh

Posters

mfearing wrote 9 months ago: I’ve been working on a set of posters for the next season of shows from the Oregon Children … more →

Tags: Kids Books, Illustration, character design, Photoshop painting, Children's Books, Picture Books, Oregon Children's Theatre, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, kids' plays

Animation Thursday

mfearing wrote 9 months ago: This was passed on to me a few folks now, and thanks to them all! It’s a great find. Based on … more →

Tags: Animation Artists, illustrators, Animation, animated short, Illustration, animation background art, character design, Online Animation, Animation Art

Cenozoic part 21 comment

mfearing wrote 9 months ago: Jerry,  Caveman Inventor, continues his efforts to garner appreciation for his invention of The Shoe … more →

Tags: Illustration, character design, Comic Books, Photoshop painting, cenozoic, jerry cavman inventor, caveman, Shoes

Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles4 comments

mfearing wrote 10 months ago: One of the spreads from a book I recently finished illustrating (The Book that Eats People, John Per … more →

Tags: Informational, Paintings, Illustration, character design, Digital Painting, Photoshop painting, Children's Books, Picture Books, tricycle press


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