MARTIN ANSIN ILLUSTRATES THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBRARIES TODAY

This piece was assigned to Martin by Kevin Henegan of Library Journal, who wrote:
   

"The author being depicted on our cover is John Scalzi, a popular sci-fi writer. His new book is called Fuzzy Nation, with a sci-fi character Fuzzy that’s been retooled from a 1960s book that was in the public domain. We want to get in the sci-fi genre vibe, but not go so heavy duty painterly to ape sci-fi book cover art too much.

Ansin’s work is a good blend of graphic novel realism with a simpler punchy energy. He’s also adept at rendering real-life people—and  we’ve got to present Scalzi and his character Fuzzy with enough similarity to what they really look like. Getting a sense of the sci-fi realm in without being too specific will also come into play in an interesting way."

Ansin adds: 

"This was a difficult job to approach at first, as there were many things that the editors of the magazine wanted to express in the cover. We needed most of all to spotlight Scalzi  and work with the idea of his writing transforming an existing character that may not be known to many people. We also wanted to show the debate in his "appropriation" of this character and the book that inspired him to write his version, along with the author's opinion on ebooks and the importance of libraries."


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YUTA ONODA: FANTASY & REALITY

 

 This original illustration was created by Yuta Onoda for the cover of David Ward's new fantasy thriller, 

 "Between Two Ends"

The book is due to go on sale May 1, 2011. 

About the Book:

When Yeats and his parents visit his grandmother's creepy old house, Yeats reunites a pair of pirate bookends and uncovers the amazing truth: Years ago, Yeats's father traveled into The Arabian Nights with a friend, and the friend, Shari, is still stuck in the tales. Assisted by the not-always-trustworthy pirates, Yeats must navigate the unfamiliar world of the story of Shaharazad--dodging guards and tigers and the dangerous things that lurk in the margins of the stories--in order to save Shari and bring peace to his family.

For more information on the book: Between Two Ends

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”

Yuta Onoda shows us how his illustrations for The Atlantic go from sketch to completion. The final piece was featured for an article about Amy Chua’s book “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.”

http://www.yutaonoda.com/
Yuta Onoda's blog

THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NIGEL BUCHANAN

Lion/Zebra, Plansponsor Magazine
This piece was included in the editorial section of the Society of Illustrators LA award contest

Trench Coat Man, John Hopkins Health
Nigel Buchanan won a gold award for this piece in the Institutional section of the Society of Illustrators LA

Cockatoo Woman, Screen Australia
Nigel Buchanan won a silver metal for this piece in the Institutional section of the
  Society of Illustrators LA

Team of Sailors, Plansponsor magazine
Nigel Buchanan won a gold metal for this piece in the editorial section of the
  Society of Illustrators LA

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