To start off this "big update", here is a collection of Christmas cards I did last year for the Royal Alberta Museum (their mascot is a mammoth and the museum is stationed on a long hill, pictured in the painting). They are up for sale in the museum gift shop as a set if any there are any local readers interested in purchasing the set.
- SCROLL DOWN FOR ALL OF THE NEW CRAZY IMAGES! - It's been quite the summer! My big project with Alberta Learning is being wrapped up this week, giant files transferred and details checked over to make sure everything is just so. I've never been such a large part of the creative on a project of this scale - people helped turn my drawings into vector characters that are to be animated and turned into an interactive game for grade eight social studies students across Alberta.
I'm so happy to announce that I'll be back posting regularly on my blog - it's been over a month since my last post - something I have not skipped out on since creating my blog two years ago. I will not be able to post any images from it until the Alberta Learning team has published it to the web, which will not be for many months. I'll keep you posted! Until then here's a few reject drawings:
Things that happened over the summer -
1) I was commissioned to do a children's book for a publisher in the UK. A wonderfully complex pop-up about a garage and it's mechanic, cars and trucks. Unfortunately the project was put on hold 3/4 of the way to the end of the project which was a blessing as well as a disappointment (I had taken on too many projects and was quite exhausted). I have attached one of the character designs I created for the main character (Bumper), which later changed to a different model of car. After I get word from my agent about posting more images I'll let you know!
2) I did a marvelously complex vector illustration for a forestry company called Millar Western (a local Alberta company) and adored doing all of the little animals in the picture - here's a sample - I highly suggest you click on it to see the details:
3) Here's some images from a grade 3 math text book I worked on as well -
Thanks to those who are by blog "followers" now too!
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Really great work Crystal!! Congrats on all the cool projects. It's nice to see you blogging again :)
Wowza! I don't know where to start, but to say congratulations on all the wonderful work. Certainly I can see why you'd need a little blog break! How fantastic that your characters will be animated! The holiday cards are quite lovely too. And I love all the details (and giant people) in your big vector map. I hope you get a chance to catch your breath and pat yourself on the back for all that work!
Such great work! I couldn't tell you which is my favorite. I do really like the car. He has so much personality! Can't wait to see more.
I love your character designs, especially the aliens - I like that the "alien pet" is the least alien looking one of them all :)
Whew!! Ya know what...its kind of a good thing when you are too busy to blog :-) Glad to hear of all the recent projects. Come back to blog land soon, we miss you!
Wow....did I mention WOW.
No wonder you went MIA.
Great stuff, congrats!!
Congratulations on being so busy! - You have done great work and I especially like your pencil drawings, such great characters :)
Ooo you have been busy! Everything looks so good! Hope your class went well at MacEwan!
Whew, I need a nap from reading all that! Congrats on all the success, and here's hoping the book picks back up.
Wow! You've been crazy busy! All of the work is so wonderful! You must feel very proud!
Nice work, Crystal. Love your colorful cards ...
Hey!I remember seeing those cards in frames at the Royal Alberta Museum. Your blog is packed full of cute little illustrations. Yay!