Little Lucia

I will finally share something with you that's been under wraps for a while...(just don't tell anybody!)

The reason I have been drawing cartoons lately is that I  was approached with a proposal to illustrate a children's book. It's not a long book, just a sweet little story.

This is something I have been thinking I would like to do for some time, ever since Isabel was born, but I am still a little worried if I can pull it off. I can't share a lot of the story here in my blog, other than it's about a little girl and a garden.

I've been trying to develop the character of the little Lucia. These are a few of the sketches.

I have a lot to inspire me, since the girl in the story is my daughter's age, and we live in a part of North Carolina where you can find cows crossing the street and it would be considered normal. So there's hills, and red barns, farm tractors and farm animals to be seen around.

I'm turning in these sketches tomorrow for a review. Wish me luck! :)

One final note... About the materials used in this sketch. If you are a watercolorist, turn away now, you may not want to know how I painted these because you may get a stroke...

I have broken every single rule of a good watercolor drawing. I have mixed watercolor with acrylics, drawn in pencil AND pen before the color, used pastel crayons and than blended the pigment adding water with a brush, I also used colored pencils for the shadows. It has been a mixed media fest for the past few days, and it's been SO MUCH FUN!

Comments

[Lena]

i have a sister named lucia!(i have a lot of sisters) i like the sketches. i'm eager to see the whole book.

[leah]

the sketches are wonderful, rosa! i especially love the one where she's sitting. i dream about illustrating children's books too! :-)

[robyn]

How exciting! I love the illos too!

[Pacha]

Those are soo cute, Rosa! I'm sure they will love them! Hey, who doesn't want to illustrate a book? :o)

Cheers!
p

[Delia]

Oh, Rosa! Good Luck to you...this is wonderful news. The illustrations are gorgeous. Glad I'm catching up on your blog.
Love,
D.

[Rosa Murillo]

Update: I turned in the sketches and the author of the book loved them! (I even got a HUG!)

Thanks for all the support and the good wishes!! It really means a lot to me! :)

[Kathyl]

Rosa

How wonderful! Oh I can now say I know a famous illustrator! These are super. I am sooooproud of you. YOU GO GIRL!

k

[Dawn]

Thanks for sharing your process...Love the look of these!

[melba]

Wonderful!
I LOVE your drawings.
Blessings to you!

[Shauna R]

Ahh, I love her face...as Lena already said, we have a younger sister named Lucia...used to call her Little Lucia too (among other things, huh Lena <winks>). I love mixing water colors with all sorts of mediums...it gives it a free and almost whimsical feeling.

[Renee]

What wonderful news! I am so excited for you!

Renee R.

[Marilyn]

They're wonderful!