Illustrating a Children’s Picture Book – How “A Girl named October” came to be…
Today at the Suntree Library at 1pm. Hope to see you….
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Barnes & Noble book signing
After my very exciting first book signing I wanted to share some images from that day…
Coloring sheet
Tomorrow will be my first picture book “A Girl Named October” available in stores and online. Finally, the waiting is over…almost.
And to make the waiting more fun…
a coloring sheet designed from “A Girl Named October” by Zakieh A. Mohammed, art by me:-)
Please, print out and have fun!
Suntree Library Presentation
Just saw the add for my presentation at the Suntree Library in May on display.
Only 2 more weeks until my first illustrated picture book “A Girl Named October” will be released and available in stores. It’s happening so fast now and I am trying to get all promotional events in order. Please check out my event page for more information.
A Girl Named October
My first picture book “A Girl Named October” can finally be pre-ordered at
Can empathy be taught? The importance of empathy and its impact are explored in A Girl Named October. The title character, October, is ever present as the narrator navigates a life without realizing how even the smallest memories, interactions, and expressions can impact a very large, and often imposing, world. Touching the world is no longer an abstract idea, but a concrete action that reveals how everything we do affects everyone around us. Lighthearted in its approach, but powerful in its message, this book tells a story that will spur conversations with children and adults alike.
“The AT Bag”
For quite some time now I have been contemplating to utilize my art on items other than print or canvas. I decided to create various bag designs with my illustrations and designs on them. For the special artist touch, I personally sew the images onto the bags.
Currently you can exclusively buy these bags at the RAIN TREE gift shop in the historic district of Melbourne FL at 826 E. New Haven Ave. The RAIN TREE gift shop also has my actual art work (Illustrations and Relief Prints) for sale. Come and check it out! Candlelight shopping every Saturday before Christmas is a fun event for the whole family.
I am working on making the bags available online – Look out for future posts.
Illustration Class starting January 20th, 2016 – ongoing
This class will deliver Step by Step instructions on how to create an illustration. We will come up with ideas (feel free to bring in photos and/ or images that you like and might want to integrate into your art) and develop a concept for the final illustration.
You will learn to design a composition with the help of sketches and color studies and then create the final illustration. We will work with mixed media using colored pencils and acrylics. Other techniques can be learned in the following weeks (for example, pen & ink, collages, etc. )
Classes are Wednesdays evenings, 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the Art Gallery of Viera, starting January 20th, 2016. Cost is $80/ 4 weeks + $20 materials (optional). After first 4 weeks ongoing classes will be offered for $80/ 4 weeks or $25 per class (+ $5 per class/ materials – optional)
Please contact me at andreatripke@gmail.com or 251-895-6783 to register.
For more information please visit http://www.artgalleryofviera.com.
Little Frog Princess
Little Frog Princess
Mixed media (acrylics, oil colors & prisma colors) on cold pressed illustration board, size 11″x12.5″.
These are the sketches & color studies I came up with:
Final sketch & color study:
“Medusa” – Having a bad hair day
I had this idea for a while but couldn’t figure out how to set it up in an illustration. Finally I got back to it and here is my version of Medusa having a bad hair day. I kept the snakes in black and white (drawing quality) while I painted Medusa in full color and a little more detailed. Otherwise I thought it would be too busy and distract from the story.
Below is the sketch and the color study for this painting. The color study is quickly done in Photoshop (it’s the easiest way for me to try different colors without spending a lot of time).
Fly me to the Moon
This illustration is done in mixed media (acrylics, oil colors and prisma colors) on cold pressed illustration board.
Not to long ago my family and I went to the Kennedy Space Center. I was really impressed by the full sized rockets and knew right away I wanted them in a painting. It took me awhile to figure out what to add to the image to give it a little twist: Someone who’s flying it to the moon!
Below are some photos of the painting in progress. The picture to the left shows some prisma color rendering with a layer of acrylic wash. The picture to the right shows the image after adding an oil color wash.
