This was an illustration for Kids Discover Muscles, explaining how different muscles are used to make different facial expressions. It also serves as a guide for when I’m drawing other characters. The only drawback was that I couldn’t use kids that wore glasses. There was also a lot of mirror time in this one.
This is an image from an issue related to space and space exploration from Kids Discover. One of the activities is a recipe for cookies, so (though it’s a bit hard to tell) I used a Keebler Soft Batch cookie for the planet that the astronaut, spaceship, and rover are sitting on. This was a spread in the magazine, so the actual image is much larger and more detailed. If you’d like to see the bigger image, there’s one on Picasa here.
Making the most of THE BOX for nearly twenty years.
These are images (and sketches) that complement two points in Kids Discover Chocolate. The first being that chocolate is dangerous for dogs to consume, and the other that chocolate does not cause or otherwise agitate the problems related to acne.
First, a cartoon about checks and balances, and how the president is accountable to many kinds of people.
Then, a sketch of Bill playing his saxophone for a spot on what presidents actually do. The editor thought the reference a bit obscure, so we opted for a generic juggling dude instead.
I love playing with words. One day I set about doing anagrams of all the states. The toughest was actually my own state, Kansas, though Texas gave me a few problems too. See for yourself. Click for a cleaner image.
This image (from Reader’s Digest Books for Children) represents the newer, cleaner energies “knocking on the door” of big oil. To get that grunge look on the door, I pulled out an old baking sheet (yes, we still use it) and scanned the bottom of it. Perfectly icky.
Detail of door
I was asked to put together a KIDSBILL for Music Theatre of Wichita, so I decided to try something new. I saw Bryan Ballinger (breadwig.com) doing some cool stuff with Maya, so I tried to replicate it in Adobe Illustrator, eventually winding up in Photoshop for some of the details. I really liked the “onstage” look of it.
In July I drew up a few goodies for Kids Discover Matter. This one dealt with with a new type of liquid that is being used as body armor. It supposedly stays in a liquid form until something strikes it, then instantly hardens, then just as quickly turns back into a liquid.
In that same issue we talk about how your weight can change due to gravity (say, Earth vs. Moon) but your mass will still be the same.
