Copy covers for practice

[Kat]

Jeremy, doesn’t sound weird. We learn from others, so it makes perfect sense. It would be great to be able to ask them how they accomplish something, but if we fiddle around by ourselves and try to imitate, we might develop (or stumble upon!) our own unique way of working. Either way, it’s a win, I think.

[Jeremy Ross]

@Kat thanks! I also challenged myself to paint each character on a single layer using the same brush for the entire piece. That was a lot of fun as it allowed me to stay loose with the brush strokes and painting over mistakes rather than using the eraser tool. Very hard but well worth the learning experience.

[Kat]

Wow, that sounds like a challenge indeed! I did not challenge myself quite so much. I'm OK with erasing or making several layers so that I can back out of something. I need to make it as easy on myself as possible so as not to get discouraged!

[Jeremy Ross]

Hello again fellow SVS Community!

I’m back with another installment of; “Copying Covers For Practice!”

This time, I chose a page out of Peter Brown’s, Mr Tiger Goes Wild

I just love this page and did my best to recreate it without tracing or color picker (since I’m a student). Nothing wrong with tracing, but I wanted to really push myself.

Here’s what I learned:

1. What looks simple doesn’t mean it’s easy! This piece was very complicated and I learned a lot from Peter.

2. Everything is drawn differently, no copy and pastes of plants, trees or lettering.

3. This was so much fun to paint! I stayed very loose and didn’t try to make an exact duplication, just tried to stay within the same room.

4. I chose a color palette that I enjoyed more than the original (no disrespect).

Original from Peter Brown

My Remix

[deborah Haagenson]

This is a great idea!

[Heather Boyd]

@Jeremy-Ross I like the colour block of the title roar of the original but I enjoy your colours more for all the rest.

[Jeremy Ross]

@Heather-Boyd thank you so much for your feedback! I was going for a raspy aggressive feel for the letters.

[Heather Boyd]

@Jeremy-Ross no I like your letters just the colour of the block behind it haha

[Jeremy Ross]

Hello everyone, trying something new yet again. This is a copy of a page right out of Oliver Jeffers’ “Stuck”.

This was so much fun making. It took me 2 hours to do, very loosely.

Original Art

My Remix

[animatosoor]

@Jeremy-Ross Doing copies of covers in this way seems like such a great way to practise! The full-colour ones you've been doing as of late are beautifully done, and it looks like a lot of work. I'm surprised they were done in about 2 hours. Also great to see you having fun with these.

[deborah Haagenson]

I'm doing this too, after being inspired by a post above. My first one is almost done. I'll post it this week sometime. I've spent the last few weeks working on it. Looking for covers, solving issues they had or you are having and learning new techniques to replicate their style has been a great learning experience. Both to get better at using a digital graphics monitor and helping to definine a personal style. I plan to do three, all in different styles.

[Heather Boyd]

@Jeremy-Ross I love your cat and bendy ladder rendition (esp the ladder ).

[Jeremy Ross]

@animatosoor thank you so much for the support! Actually, only the copy of Stuck took me about 2 hours. I tried to finish as quick as possible to see if I could draw and paint under a tight deadline.

I know copying Is much easier than creation, but I’m using this as trying to gain insight into the minds of the artists that have already mastered their crafts.

The copy of “Dude” above took me about 15 hours, off and on, but I learned a lot from Dan!

I’m hoping to find a style one day, but not exactly trying to nail down my style just yet.

[Jeremy Ross]

@deborah-Haagenson, I’m excited to see your copies! Thanks for the feedback, so grateful to offer a bit of inspiration.

[Jeremy Ross]

@Heather-Boyd thank you much!

[Jeremy Ross]

Had a little free time today so decided to try my hand at “Grumpy Monkey” written by Suzanne Lang and Illustrated by Max Lang.

Original Art

My Remix

[TessaW]

Love the pieces you're choosing. You're doing a really great job.

[deborah Haagenson]

@Jeremy-Ross Here it is! In my case I pulled the colors from the original and created a silouette for the title from the original.

My Rendition

Orig Rendition

[Jeremy Ross]

@deborah-Haagenson great work! Very crisp line work and beautiful colors!

[KaraDaniel]

These are awesome! Really cool way to practice! Can't wait to see what cover you do next.