Blog Profile / The Ward-O-Matic
| URL : | http://wardomatic.blogspot.com/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Arts / Drawing & Illustration | |
| Posts on Regator: | 210 | |
| Posts / Week: | 0.8 | |
| Archived Since: | March 30, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Elly in Ink & Gouache
It's always nice to break out the ink and gouache. Trying some things out with my Calico Elly character. Although the calico pattern is a little difficult to convey in paint. But hey, it's always worth playing around here:And who wouldn't want an extra appendage for eating chips out of the bag while reading? I mean, c'mon.
Promo Postcard for 2013
New year, new promo postcard. Here's the back of the card, complete with all the important information that you'd need to ever get a hold of me:Jennifer Laughran of Andrea Brown Literary Agency is my agent and she's been great. She's sitting by the phone, waiting for your call - er, well, she's sitting by her computer, waiting for your email. Show More Summary
Ending the year on a good note
Happy 2013! Here's the last illustration job I did for 2012: a piece for The Phoenix (again!) of Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein.Since I was out of town for the holidays and I didn't have my trusty light table (well, my animation disc), I had to improvise:Here's the rough sketch I sent the client:And now, the final. Show More Summary
Merry Christmas
The First Noel illustrated by Alice & Martin Provensen. 1959. This is my staple Christmas post - I absolutely love the illustrations in this book and will share this with you, my readers annually because they are so worth sharing. Enjoy.Merry Christmas to you and yours, people.With much love, peace & happiness,Ward Jenkins aka Ward-O-Matic.And finally, the back cover:
Merry Christmas Eve
A wonderful gift from a good friend of mine, Brad Ross-McCloud aka The King of Jingaling. Thanks, Brad! You know me so well.A great illustration by "Faulkner," from 1957.
Phoenix Illustrations
I've always wanted to do editorial illustrations for magazines and newspapers and I've done some here and there, but never of any celebrities or important people in the news. Until recently. The Phoenix in Boston asked me to do a few...Show More Summary
SCBWI Bulletin Cover
You probably have heard me talk about SCBWI here from time to time. It's the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and they are dedicated in helping people who are writers and illustrators to better hone their craft with the hope of getting published. Show More Summary
When M. Sasek meets NBA
NRDC NBA Adds Up PSA - Ward Jenkins/Paul Golden from FFAKE Animation on Vimeo. It's been a while since I'd directed anything lately, so it was a welcome pleasure for Paul Golden of Ffake to contact me about co-directing this fun public service announcement for the NBA and NRDC. Show More Summary
Book Idea
Been working on a picture book idea for a while now, and so I thought I'd share with you some of the character designs and a spread from the book. It's mostly in rough form - a book dummy, actually - with a few color treatments. Here are the main characters: A Dad and his disapproving twins. Show More Summary
That Michael Phelps Book I Illustrated
The 2012 London Olympics are in full swish and so I thought I'd showcase the first picture book I illustrated for Simon & Schuster, How To Train With a T. Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals, which came out in 2009 - a year after Michael Phelps made Olympic history by winning 8 gold medals during one Olympics. Show More Summary
Vinyl Kid ends TODAY
Heads up - today is the last day that my t-shirt design Vinyl Kid will be available to order. After that, it's gone! Hurry! Hurry! (No pressure, but HURRY.) For show & tell, here's the rough sketch of Vinyl Kid: After that, I did final...Show More Summary
Vinyl Kid T-shirt Design
Oh yay! My very first t-shirt design for Shirt.Woot is now available! Titled, Vinyl Kid, it's part of a special sale on the site called Jukebox Heroes, featuring all music-related designs. The shirt will be available for ONE WEEK ONLY!...Show More Summary
Coast to Coast, Baby!
I guess you could say that it's a soft release, but I'll have you know that my two newest books are now out! Behold, the covers: NEW YORK, BABY! SAN FRANCISCO, BABY! One of the coolest things about the social networking aspect of having...Show More Summary
On the Eve of Teaching
I am sitting here in a mad scramble to finish up these notes for my very first class I'll be teaching tomorrow. Yes, that's correct. I'll be teaching a class on children's book illustration for Portland State University for the second half of this semester. Show More Summary
Cool 45 covers
When Andrea & I vacationed in Italy back in 1999, we checked out this cool flea market in Rome with lots of fun old stuff. Found this 45 record (above) in a record bin. Love the design. I've always cherished it. One of these days I'm gonna listen to this record. It's imperative that I do.
Fun Characters from Pageant
Here are some fun characters by a mysterious "Greenwald R." They're from Pageant Magazine, a smaller, "digest" size magazine for the "gentleman." Bordering on the cheesecake from time to time, the magazine actually has an interesting connection to Mad Magazine. Show More Summary
New Look!
Well, would you look at that! A new look for this here blog. It's as if someone turned on the lights and opened up the curtains to let the sun shine in. Lots has happened since 2008, which was the last time I redesigned The Ward-O-Matic. Show More Summary
Old & New Project
"Dropped Through The Ceiling" - my submission for the very cool Old & New Project. Different interpretations of various passages from the Bible, from a wide variety of artists (Christian, agnostic, atheist, etc.), Old & New Project has set it up so that proceeds from the sales of the prints will go to the non-profit organization Blood: Water Mission. Show More Summary
Henri's Walk To Paris
Henri's Walk To Paris, Illustrations © 1962, 2012 by Saul Bass and text by Leonore Klein, Universe Publishing, 2012.A full 50 years later, Bass's only children's book that he illustrated is finally being reissued after being a sort of white whale for many a book collector and designer. Show More Summary
Valentines Stuff
While I'm still working on this lengthy (oh boy) post about working on children's books, thought I'd share with you some recent stuff I did for a few friends of mine for Valentines Day. (Click on each to view a bit larger in Flickr.)First one was a commission for my pals Martin & Carrie Gee for their anniversary. Show More Summary