The Elephant Tree

Sketchs for my next drawing

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:34:09 -0700

These are two sketches I just did for my next drawing. It is a young rabbit designing a carrot space rocket. You can see a glass space helmet sitting on the desk next to him. Out the window behind him is the carrot moon.

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My first sketch is usually a thumbnail size sketch which I scan into the computer and print out larger. Then I scan back in and make it even larger, from which I make the final drawing. I will post that next week.

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Mural for hair salon

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:48:30 -0700

Mural for Goro's Salon

I just completed this for a friend's Hair Salon. In Japan, all business have shutters which they close when the shop is closed for the evening or day. It kind of gives the street a ghetto like feel, but there isn't a graffiti problem like there is in the US. Anyway, he wanted to spice up his salon and give a hint to what lies behind the shutter when he is not open. The rabbits might be changed to people. We are thinking at the moment. The final mural will be 14' x 8'

If anyone wants to leave a comment for my friend Goro, in Nihongo, regarding whether we should keep the rabbits, I will pass the comments on to him. I should really have a version posted where the rabbits are people instead to compare with, but I haven't finished that version yet.

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Rabbit Mountain (detail)

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:38:42 -0700

Rabbit Mountain (detail)

This is a close up of the rabbit mountain from my Moose Waiter drawing. I was really scared to start on the mountain as it was the last thing left to draw. However, it ended up being the easiest part of the drawing. No fretting necessary after all. The carrot forest was also fun to draw. By the way, I draw using a rapidograph pen and color using prismacolor color pencils.

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Moose Waiter (redrawn)

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:29:42 -0700

Moose Waiter

I remade the moose waiter drawing, focusing more on the moose and rabbits meal. I also turned the rabbit cloud into a mountain.

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Bear Ramen Shop

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 07:49:49 -0700

Bear_ramen

In this color pencil drawing, a family of bears is arriving at the Bear Ramen Shop. The restaurant owner is wearing an apron that says Kumasan Ramen. Kumasan is 'bear' in Japanese. There is also a rabbit bread shop in the lower left hand corner and a rabbit hotel in the tree to the right, and a bird restaurant high in the tree where the branch meets the trunk. To the far left, half way up, is a hamster sushi shop. You can see more at at my portfolio site at www.elephanttree.com

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Moose Waiter

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:09:38 -0700

Moose Waiter

This is a close up of the moose waiter from the Rabbit Restaurant drawing I posted earlier. Check out the cup hanging from the antlers. You can see the strokes of the color pencil better in this enlargement. I use Prismacolor color pencils which have a lot of pigment for strong colors. I draw in layers. I use 6 colors just for the wood. First, I lay down a bright Sunburst Yellow 917, then I draw the wood grain using Burnt Ochre 943, then I add Light Umber 943(sometimes Bronze instead), then I start adding shadow with French Grey 70% 1074 and Dark Umbber 947 and then Indego Blue for the darkest Shadow 901.

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Carrot Vallley

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:22:53 -0700

Carrot Vallley

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Carrot Rocket Landing

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:15:18 -0700

Carrot Rocket Touchdown

The carrot rocket is landing with a load of giant carrots from the carrot moon. This is part of the latest book ideas I am working on. When I start a book, I usually create several fully colored concept drawings even if I have to redraw them later to fit the book format. This helps me create the feel of the book. See more at www.elephanttree.com

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Freshly Served Carrots

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:33:14 -0700

Rabbit Restaurant

I just completed this drawing for a contest sponsored by Mitsubishi color pencils in Japan. I draw more than just elephants. For those of you who like rabbits, you'll be pleased to know I am working on a a story idea for these rabbits. I love working with scale in my drawings; normal size rabbits eating huge carrots. Look for more at my website at www.elephanttree.com

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Looking at a giant map

nobody@vox.com(Daniel Schallau) — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 23:06:55 -0700

This is a close up of the elephant map which I posted earlier. In this drawing, I am

Boy looking at the Elephant Map

sitting on my stomach(I am wearing a tri-corner hat) looking at the giant map of Elephant Tree Island. I am helping the elephants travel past the pirate city of Tuskamoro to The Elephant Tree. Look for more at my website: www.elephanttree.com

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