Water Conservation Superhero Stand-In Success Story

Superhero Stand-In Poster Art

Here is the thank you note we just received regarding a festival that was planned by the city of Georgetown, Texas to teach water and energy conservation.  We had created a series of superheroes doing different energy conservation themes.  We wrote and asked if they had some success.  Here is the reply.
"OF COURSE!!.  They were a huge hit.  Especially the stand ins.  

We had planned to take pictures for the kids, so we could actually hand them the picture: we even had the camera on a tripod and a printer set up in the booth. But there were so many people crowded around them ALL DAY we didn't even try...we couldn't get close.  Everyone was just taking pictures with  their phones.

We also had really cool satin capes made that match the ones in the pictures.  We had Conservation / Super Hero classes every hour.
They lasted about 15 or 20 minutes, and all the kids that sat through the whole class got a Super Hero cape.  We ended up with about 350 "graduates."  We also had the regular pictures framed and hanging on display and everyone loved them, too." 

Solar Power Superhero Illustration Cartoon

Kathy Ragsdale
Environmental & Conservation Services Director
City of Georgetown
300 Industrial Avenue
Phone: 512-930-2577
Fax:  512-930-3559
kathy.ragsdale@georgetown.org

To see the rest of the superheroes we drew for Kathy click the link below.
 Need superheroes?   JessPerna.com Superheroes

 

How to Order an Anniversary Stand-Up Lawn Sign

Anniversary Stand-Up

The black and white couple illustration above was drawn for a 50th wedding anniversary party from a 50 year old photo.  The art is going to be printed 6' tall and turned into a sign for the lawn in front of a house party.  The same art will be reduced and used for the thank you notes after the party.  It is also possible to use the same art for the invitation and a sign-in board if it is planned enough in advance.
Need an party lawn sign?  JessPerna.com

How to Order a Sock Puppet Cartoon Illustration

Sock Monkey Road Trip Cartoon Illustration

As we all know sock monkey's are adventurous characters.  Some are more adapt then others at performing tasks usually done by people.  Here is a fine example of one driving off on a road trip.  Do you have a sock puppet who would like to get his portrait drawn?  Jess Perna is the artist that can do it! Jess Perna Product Branding Illustrations

Super Soctopus Leaping Out of the Water Illustration

Above is Super Soctopus who as you can see is a rather enthusiastic swimmer.  The above art is a two page spread for the Soctopus friends book.

Fancy Soctopus Two Page Book Illustration Artwork

Above is an illustration of Fancy Soctopus in her boudoir getting ready for a party.

Soctopus Babies Store Hang Tag Illustration

Sock Monkey was illustrated in our budget style with no shading and detail.  Fancy and Super Soctopus were illustrated in our fine art style which has a lot of shading and detail.  Naturally, the fine art style costs more since it takes much longer to create.  The ad for Soctopus below was also created in our fine art style as was the poster.

Soctopus Babies Advertising Illustration in Color

Soctopus Babies Coral Reef Habitat Illustration

Need your product illustrated?  Call 800-493-3239 9 AM - 10 PM PST 7 days a Week. JessPerna.com

How to Order Digital Coloring Book Page Animal Illustrations

Puppy in Gift Box Digital Coloring Book Illustration

 

The puppy in the gift box was drawn for an IPAD coloring book.  Digital illustrations are hand drawn on a computer using a special screen and stylus mentioned in our previous blog.  Digital illustrations can be used for print publishing or with a special software that let's the user color on an IPAD.

Dog with Bone Coloring Book Illustration Drawing

The coloring book illustrations for young children should, in our opinion, have animals with appealing, sweet expressions.  Generally this can be done as you will see in our next samples. 

Penguin Mother, Father and Baby Coloring Page

 

When you are ordering coloring book pages from an illustrator it is vital to explain the personality of the animal you want drawn.  The dinosaur below does not have a sweet face but instead looks rather fierce.

Fierce Tyrannosaurus Rex Coloring Book Illustration

It is pretty difficult to make dinosaurs look cute so this book was based on the way we generally think they were. 

Horse Snow Sled and Driver Coloring Book Illustration

The horse above looks content to do his job pulling the sled.  The point we are trying to make is when you are asking an illustrator to create a book for you they need to know:
* What types of animals.
* What is the animal doing in the scene?
* Is there a background or other components in the art (Background trees, buildings, room furnishings, etc.)?
* What expressions to you want on the animals?  Should they be pleasant, scary or non-threatening?
* Is the animal going to have an outfit?
* Is there going to be more than one as in the penguin family art above?
Professional freelance illustrators have set prices they expect to be paid.  Generally you will receive a contract for the work and payment upfront is expected.  Professional illustrators do not work on speculation.  Which means they will not draw the art in hopes that you will like it and pay them.  You  have to be prepared to pay in advance and also for changes.  Some companies charge a lot per page and include several changes.  We charge less and you only pay for changes you want.  We almost never have changes requested as our aim is to get it right the first time.  Thanks for your time in reading this.  We hope it helped.
Need coloring book pages? JessPerna.com

What is Digital Art and / or Digital Images

Digital Coloring Book Illustration of Space Shuttle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We get many calls from potential clients who do not know what constitutes digital images.   Any image (drawing or photo) you see on a computer or tv is a digital image meaning it is an electronic picture as opposed to one printed on paper.  Any digital image can be printed on paper after it is created.  For instance, if you take  a photo with your cell phone you are creating a digital image which can later be printed on paper.
The space shuttle illustration above was drawn directly on a computer by hand using the Wacom Cintiq which is shown below. 

An Illustrator using the Wacom Cintiq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cintiq is a computer screen which an illustrator draws on using a stylus.  This is what is known as creating digital art by hand.  Instead of the illustrator drawing on paper and then scanning it into a computer to create a digital image this illustrator is drawing directly on the screen.  Don't try this at home warning! You cannot draw on your home computer screen.  You must have a special screen like the one above which averages $3000. This type of screen allows the illustrator a lot of leeway in creating, resizing and erasing as they draw.  All the comic art books and cartoon films are created in this manner.

Superhero Chef Caricature Illustration

The superhero chef caricature was also created using a Cintiq.  The artist, Jess Perna, drew the digital caricature and then added the text and background.  We then emailed the digital art file to the customer who then downloaded it onto a thumb drive.  They took it to a nearby printer such as Kinko's and then had it printed on an 11" x 14" poster to present to the chef at a party. 

One great advantage of digital art is it can be reprinted as much as the client needs.  In addition, the same art can be used for a website, printed on a t-shirt or used on fliers and posters in various sizes.  Digital art keeps its integrity when shrunk.  If the artist drew the picture in 11" x 14" it can be used that size or smaller.  If you enlarge digital art it pixeletes as seen below.

An example of an image that pixileted

Always request that your art be drawn to the larges size you will need it to avoid this problem.  The image below was drawn 9 foot tall on the computer in California, sent to Australia by email where it was then printed on a 9 foot tall lawn sign for a real estate agents ad.

Nine Foot Tall Realtor Lawn Sign Ad

If you have any questions about what constitutes digital images feel free to write to us.  Need digital images? JessPerna.com

How to Order Map Illustrations in Color

Color Map Illustration Mexico and South America

The above map illustrations were created to show some of the countries of South America and all of Mexico where a real estate agent had worked.  The maps were illustrated with the colors of the flags of each country.  Then the names of each country were added in Ariel which is the most readable font. 
The maps were then added to the cartoon below and presented as a going away present for a co-worker.

Going Away Gift for Real Estate Agent - Caricature with Map

The woman in the caricature is shown with her favorite handbag, dressed the way she usually is at the office, using a smart phone and a laptop.  The laptop has the company logo on the screen.  This type of art is our fine art style and budget style combo.  The laptop and the smart phone are drawn and colored in our "budget" style which costs less than our fully shaded fine art style.  This combination saves the client money as the budget style costs around half of the fine art style.  To sum it up the lap top and phone are in budget and the rest in fine art which results in a lower fee than if the entire work was fully shaded.
In addition, since the phone and laptop were used in other art we were able to extend an extra discount. 

Flag of the USA over American Map

 The flag map above illustrates the mainland 48 states covered in the flag of the United States of America.  It was used for a t-shirt illustration.
There are many ways that a map can illustrate your point.  Need maps?  Call 800-493-3239 or come see our site.  JessPerna.com
Thanks for visiting.  We hope you enjoyed the art show.

How to Order A Collage Cartoon Retirement Gift Poster

The Mayor of Denison, TX Cartoon Gift Art

The Honorable Mayor Robert Brady Term 2006- 2012 is retiring and his office wanted to thank him with a collage poster showing all the businesses he helped bring to the city.  Here he is breaking ground with his "famous" gold shovel.  Artist Jess Perna drew the Mayor and shovel in "fine art" (shaded) style and the rest in budget style (not shaded).  The budget style costs less than the fine art style so we have a style we call combo which blends the two.  Logos were planted all around the picture showing more companies and also the local football team's helmet.  The car in front of City Hall is used around town as part of the campaign to keep the town clean.  Mayor Brady is known for his laid back style so he was drawn in his usual outfit.

The downtown area was drawn with a night sky to show how there is a nightlife there. 

The Mayor of Bellflower, CA Poster Art

The drawing above is done completely in fine art style and honors one of the Mayors of Bellflower, CA.

Another Mayor of Bellflower, CA Poster

Above is another mayor of Bellflower, CA retirement poster.  The city rotates town council mayors every year and buys a gift for them. The posters honor city improvements implemented by the mayor.  In this case, he built a pirate park and improved the train station.  He also dressed in costume for city festivals as a pirate for the park opening and Willie Wonka for another celebration.  We used the same face for each drawing to give them a discount.  The eye glasses were added after the face was drawn.

50th Birthday Collage Poster Gift Art

The man above was drawn for his 50th birthday party celebration in a collage with reminders of significant points in his life.  The posters are drawn in any size you need. 

Need a retirement or birthday collage for someone you are honoring.  Contact JessPerna.com

Thanks for visiting.  We hope you enjoyed the show.