New book for Kesta Fleming

Congratulations to Kesta Fleming on the publication of

Marlow Brown: Magician in the Making

a junior fiction title for 8+ illustrated by Marjorie Gardner and published by Celapene Press.

Marlow dreams of becoming a top-class magician. In her chaotic attempts to master the art of illusion she is joined by family, friends and teachers, certain of whom have no idea they have become part of the act. Magic mastered! This is the second Marlow Brown book and follows 'Marlow Brown: Scientist in the Making'. Marlow is a strong female character exploring careers with female under-representation. (How many female magicians can you name?)

'Marlow Brown: Magician in the Making' will be launched at the Melbourne Magic Festival in July. See www.kestafleming.com for further details if you would like to be part of the magic.

New picture book for Marjory Gardner

Congratulations to illustrator Marjory Gardner on the publication of

Frankie Goes to Kindergarten

a picture book for 3+ written by Peta Baxter and Connie Hemmens and published by Ford Street Publishing.

Frankie the kindy dog loves to join in the fun at kindergarten: playing, reading, learning, singing and dancing. Cheeky George the cat gets to visit too! A book to help prepare and excite children about their kindergarten journey. It is based on a real dog. The real Frank already has a huge Instagram following!

Book Launch: (Covid permitting!) Saturday 27 February 2021 at 2.30pm at
Ford Street Publishing, 162 Hoddle Street, Abbotsford, Victoria.
RSVP to : marjoryg@bigpond.net.au
It will be a joint launch with 'Salih' (Inda Ahmad Zahri and Anne Ryan)

SketchLook November 2016

SketchLook is an ongoing feature of the SCBWI Blog. It is a glimpse into the working process of artists, how we experiment, think through our ideas, stretch our imagination and observe the world. This is a glimpse at current work in progress, free doodles, rough drawings, and sketches from life. CLICK HERE to participate in SketchLook.
 

Take a peek at the working drawings and sketchbooks of some of our members:

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Marjory Gardner — Every year I illustrate my own Christmas card for family, friends and to send to clients. It's always a good reminder of my style, and a thank you for commissions received. The rough design is sketched in pencil on tracing paper, refined till I'm happy, then transferred onto Schoellershammer paper using a lightbox. Colour is applied in two stages: copic markers, then Prismacolor pencils. It's painstaking, but results in a richness of colour and texture I like. Finally, I apply an outline with a 000 brush and black ink. I use the same technique for picture book illustrations. Merry Christmas!

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Gwynneth Jones — This work in progress is a commission for a birthday gift, using prismacolour pencils on Stonehenge paper. These animals have all been real pets of the girl in the picture, except the panda :)

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A call-out for the next selection will be sent out in good time but members of SCBWI Australia East & New Zealand are invited to submit images at any time. Work should be scans or snapshots of sketchbook pages featuring sketches, drawings from life or working drawings. Up to five images, Jpeg format, 72 dpi, 750px width maximum. Kindly avoid overlaying text on images and other digital manipulation. CLICK HERE to submit images for SketchLook.