I’m designing my postcards for the SCBWI winter conference next weekend. I had it all planned out when I realized that I wanted a different image on one side. I’ve already done several finishes for the chicken PB, but they were all similar emotion-wise. So I did a new finish from a different page in the dummy. On one side of the postcard will be the new image:
sruble postcard image 1
On the other side is one of the chickens I finished last week:
sruble postcard image 2
I also have new business cards with this image on one side (and a crop of the new image on the other side):
sruble's new business card
It’s always takes longer to design postcards and business cards than I think it will (not to mention that printing and cutting usually takes twice as long as I think it will). That’s why I started early this time, but it’s worth it if they turn out.
Update: all 105 postcards and business cards are printed and cut, and ready for the conference! This is the earliest I’ve ever been done with promo materials before a conference. Now all I have to do is finish all the art and stuff for my portfolio! Whew!
Tags: art, business cards, chickens, conferences, digital, drawing, my art, pbs, picture books, postcards, process, promotion, scbwi
I like them; they’re very fun. I prefer the slightly darker blue in pc 2 & the biz card as opposed to the lighter blue for the sky in pc 1. But that’s a tiny thing. Your chickens are great.
Stephanie,
I LOVE these. Look forward to the day I can meet you and ask for your card!
Have fun at the conference.
Deb, color me green, lol!
Love these! The snowboarding chicken is awesome!
Thank you Dana! I like the darker sky better too, but the lighter sky works for the narrative on that page.
Thanks Deb! I look forward to when we can meet too. I will most definitely have a card for you
Thanks Julia! That snowboarding chicken took twice as long as most of the other chicken images. It just didn’t want to work, but I managed to make it work anyway (channeling my inner Tim Gunn, maybe.)
Yeah for promo chickens. Have fun at the conference. I’m not going this year, so I expect a full report on your return.
Those are great!!! I love your talent!
Thanks Wendy! Will report on the conference soon!
Thank you Brenda!!
I think all of those chickens are awesome!
Good luck at the conference, lucky devil
Thanks Lily! It was a great conference. I’ll try to post notes next week