Apr 4, 2006

little boy

Trying my hand at that hip retro flat color illustration style that constantly fascinates me. Colored in Flash. Gee, can anyone detect the subtle influence of Jared C?
Gimme your opinion...would this style of illustration work for a children's book? Seems to be an unwritten rule that art for children's book's need to be of a traditional medium. Thoughts?


7 comments:

Unknown said...

cute character design!! Love the style!

Urban Barbarian said...

Great Cartoon! He's cute as a button!

Jared Chapman said...

This is fantastic! I think that this would make a great style for a children's book. I want to see more!

Susan Mitchell said...

This is great for a kid's book and digital art is being used more and more in publishing. I think it should be the art that counts and not how it is made.

Ward Jenkins said...

I'd buy this for my kids! Looks great, Ben!

geoff said...

I agree with what sweet pea said. Looks great!

Ben Lane said...

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate it. I've painted several traditional versions of this boy in past, none turned out to my satisfaction. Its fun to utilize flash for this type of work.