The First Ever Pretty-Much-World-Famous Illustration Contest!!!
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The Contest: Draw/Paint a children's picture book cover illustration (no text required - art only)Illustrations should be 8x10, horizontal or vertical, any medium, posted in jpg at least 72 px, for the following story (which is one of the top finishers in the March Madness Fractured Fairy Tale Writing Contest)
- The Three Wiggly Worms Bluff by Wendy Greenley
(All stories can be read on the March Madness Finalist Post http://susannahill.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/the-2014-march-madness-contest-winners.html )
Judging: entries will be judged by multi-talented, award-winning author/illustrators Iza Trapani, author and illustrator of over 20 gorgeous picture books, and Lisa Thiesing, author and illustrator of at least 16 beautiful and fun picture books and early readers! Judging criteria to include:
They will narrow down the entrants to 6 finalists which will be posted on Thursday May 1 for you to vote on for a winner. The vote will be closed at 5PM EST on Sunday May 4 and the winner will be announced on Monday May 5.
- is the picture readable to a young audience,
- how well does it show the character(s) and
- is the character(s) appealing (character development),
- does it make you want to read the story,
- originality
- skill.
They will narrow down the entrants to 6 finalists which will be posted on Thursday May 1 for you to vote on for a winner. The vote will be closed at 5PM EST on Sunday May 4 and the winner will be announced on Monday May 5.
The Three Wiggly Worms Bluff by Wendy Greenley
Hi Cecilia,
ReplyDeleteLove the expression on the worms face..cute :)
Thank you Catherine, he went through many redraws. :)
DeleteWho knew a worm could have so much fear and expression!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Lauri. He is a juicy little worm and that beak is sharp.
DeleteLove the expression on the worms face..cute :)
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DeleteThank you ukash al, It was fun to try and make a worm have an expression without being too comical.
DeleteHaha! Great expressions! I love the menacing look on the bird and and the scared face on the worm.
ReplyDeleteThanks Heather. It was a fun story to work with.
DeleteOh my goodness! That poor little worm certainly looks imperiled! What a great illustration! Thanks so much for joining in the fun!
ReplyDeletethank you Susanna :)
DeleteThe face of doom! Great expression!
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteSo cute, Cecilia! I love the expression on the worm's face. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Cheryl.
DeleteVery cute, Cecilia!
ReplyDeletethank you :) He was fun to do.
DeleteThis is great! The bird and the worm both have the perfect expressions!
ReplyDeletethey do look like they have a conflict :D thank you Ellen
DeleteI have never seen a cuter worm than this (the bird is adorable too, of course)!
ReplyDeletethank you Teresa.
DeleteCecelia, great job! :D
ReplyDeletethank you so much.
DeleteNice! You did a great job making each of the three worms unique.
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