katiecandraw.com: December 2011

katie can draw... star wars galaxy 7 sketch cards

my last art post of 2011... so i better make it star wars related.

(click on the picture for a larger jpg)

these are my cards for the TOPPS star wars galaxy 7 trading card set. these cards will be inserted at random into pack of the cards.

i've drawn a LOT of star wars sketch cards over the past several years... and now that i'm sure i've drawn every single scene EVER from the movies, my challege is to come up with something unique with every set. so, this time around, i focused on the ladies of star wars... and puzzle cards. i wanted to do my more "pin-up girl" style with the top card and a cute lil' version of the same outfit on the bottom. good luck completing a set, collectors ;)

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also, this was last weeks gronk christmas card:

if you are not reading http://www.gronkcomic.com/ yet, rest assured that you are hurting my feelings and making kittens everywhere cry buckets full of tears.

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katie can draw... archaia and jim henson's "the storyteller"

one of my favorite things i got to work on in 2011 was Archaia's anthology for Jim Henson's "The Storyteller". I was SO thrilled when i was asked to write and draw a story for it... as it's such an amazing the original Storyteller show is one of my favorite things from my childhood.

well, the book is out now! so go buy it :)

the book has an AMAZING LIST OF CREATORS. seriously, i'm the nobody on the list. i'm honored to be in a book with so many people i look up to. I'm talking Colleen Coover, Roger Langridge, Majorie Liu, Ron Marz, Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin,Tom Fowler, Roger Langridge, Mike Maihack, Jennifer L. Meyer, Craig Rousseau and Evan Shaner... plus me. all wonderfully put together through the editor extrodinaire, Nate Cosby!

i have an 8 page story that i wrote and illustrated called "the crane wife"

i was told to work in a VERY DIFFERENT style then i normally do. it's not quite as cutesy-wootsy-shmootsy as i currently work. it's different, i got a chance to branch out a bit and i had a great time doing it.

i also got to write... something that i have really been expanding into lately and i couldn't be prouder.

here's a little preview:

anyways... i had SO much fun working on this. i'm thankful archaia and the jim henson company let me be part of their world once again. i hope everyone enjoys it. the book is getting PHENOMINAL reviews so far, and that gives me the warm fuzzies.

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katie can draw... a series of harry potter paintings

a very nice guy commissioned me to draw one scene from each of the harry potter books. this is what i came up with! each of these is 17" x 5" and painted in watercolor. also, i love harry potter!!!