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Author & Artist. #1 New York Times bestselling co-creator of THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. WONDLA now streaming on AppleTV+.
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...and, last but not least, my nod to the great John Bauer is "Bauer's Troll" from 2005's "Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You."🧌
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As some of you fellow fantasy-art fans have pointed out, Brian Froud certainly seems influenced by Bauer's work, especially early in his career, years before he designed the Mystics for Jim Henson's "The Dark Crystal". These images come from 1978's "The Land of Froud". Great stuff!
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This looks promising:
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I love it! 😍
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John Bauer in his studio, around 1917 (restored by Yours Truly). Behind him are two of his paintings, "The Dancing Nymphs" from 1915 and an early painting of his wife, Ester, as "The Fairy Princess" from 1904.🎨
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Bauer's sylvan settings, earthy palette and endearing characters have enthralled me since I first opened an old tattered copy of "Among Gnomes and Trolls" in a used bookshop. I hope they weave their enchanting spell over you as well.
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"Fighting Drake" from the Magic the Gathering deck, TEMPEST, 1997.
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Oh yeah! I forgot about him! Sadly, I never scanned a copy of the art before I sold it...
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Ah! I love these!!! 😍
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...and here's a few more. The Spiderwick dragons, along with Grahame (from "Kenny and the Dragon") are among my favorite designs.🐉
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I love it!😍
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Stoker’s lore is one of my favorite aspects to the story.🧛♂️
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It is so cool. I would’ve loved to have had an entry in Arthur Spiderwick’s field guide.
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Here's a blog about from way-back-when: diterlizzi.com/diversion-2-...
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For me, I draw a lot from life, use snapshots, and copy masters, like Ernest H. Shepard, Disney, Norman Rockwell and Andrew Loomis. In fact, Loomis' "Drawing the Head & Hands" is back in print and a must have for any aspiring illustrator!🎨
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I don't know that one...I'll keep an eye out the next time I'm at the bookstore.
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😍😍😍
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Cool! Although I don’t think I own any copies of this, I may still have a stash of the promo posters they printed for this. I’ll dig around and see what I can find…
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It has been out for nearly a decade:
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September 6th...
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Despite a progressive working relationship with Baum for the era (whereas copyright and profits for their books were evenly split) the two had a falling out and, sadly, Denslow would only illustrate the first OZ book. Regardless, he would illustrate many picture books, including MOTHER GOOSE.🎨
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...in fact, any reader of those books will be familiar with Denslow's art as it illuminates Eva's titular artifact.
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Denslow's distinct, bold line-work has a charming comics quality to it which I admire. His brilliant use of limited color printing in OZ was an inspiration for the intricate two-color printing process used in the WONDLA trilogy.
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Love the paint job! 😍
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Yes and yes!🤓
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Many asked what it felt like to work on a STAR WARS book and, if i'm being honest, I was so focused on getting it right that I couldn't truly celebrate until that first copy arrived.
I designed this book for the parents who grew up on the original films and for the next generation of Jedi Knights.✨
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In the Lucasfilm archive I was able to drool over Ralph's original paintings. Up to that point, his art had not been scanned directly in high-res--they were still using transparencies. I convinced them to scan the art for this special book. All but a few were reproduced at a detail not seen prior.
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Lucasfilm asked me to write a storybook retelling the original film trilogy using the concept art of visionary artist, Ralph McQuarrie.
This was the most realized book dummy I created. The team at Lucasfilm was happy and I was told that both George Lucas and Kathleen Kennedy loved it. Phew!😅
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I won’t be there this year but hoping to attend next.🤞
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...or direct from 3dtotal: store.3dtotal.com/products/mas...
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You can pre-order your copy here: