Phoenix, For the Very First Time*, is the newest Un-Book that will never be at a fine bookstore near you.
Here is a closeup.* My sincere apologies to Patricia MacLachlan, for using her title Arthur, For the Very First Time. (A great book that everyone should read)
Introducing the first Alien to English Un-Book Dictionary that will help you avoid those uncomfortable situations when introducing yourself to the people of a new planet.
This brush stroke is made with the Hard-Round 19 pixles brush.
This texture is scanned from a board that I textured with gesso. When the gesso dried, I painted over the complete surface with a thin acrylic wash of black. The paint settled into the low areas of the gesso. (The boards that I paint on are 8.5 x 11 so that they will lay flat on my scanner. The textures are scanned at 300ppi)
Once the texture is scanned in—Select All>Edit>Define Pattern—The texture will be added to the end of your pattens pallet.
This brush stroke is made with the same Hard-Round 19 pixels brush, with the following changes in the brushes palette. I selected texture, selected the new texture from the patterns palette and changed the brush mode to Multiply.
This brush stroke (red) is made with the same Hard-Round 19 pixels brush, with the mode changed to Subtract. Notice that it is a is opposite.
This is a combination. The green is the brush with the mode set to multiply and the red is the same brush with the mode set to subtract.
This is a very basic concept. Give it a try and let me know if you have any questions.
I am always experimenting with new digital processes. For this process I scanned in a gesso texture and applied the texture to Adobe Photoshop brushes. I have included the complete composition and a close up.
This frog doesn’t need any help. In fact, help could be deadly. This new unbook will never be at a bookstore near you.
I Would Rather Be a Weed! is the newest unbook not by Scott E Franson. It will never be at a bookstore near you. I hope this image brings back good memories of Elementary School Theatrical productions.
I had a very strange evening yesterday. I will spare you all of the gory details, but last night I ended up in the emergency room at our local hospital. Don’t worry, I am just fine now. While the nurse was putting in the IV the doctor was distracting me with chit chat about what I do for a living. I began to tell her that I have a children’s book coming out in April. She said she would buy a copy of the book and recycle the money that I was spending in the emergency room. We talked with the staff during our few hours there and before we left they had my web address and knew that my book could be pre-ordered on Amazon.com.
My wife and I have been laughing about the situation and have decided that it wasn’t a very profitable way to do book promotion. But if you are ever desperate enough to sell some books, make sure that you have a copy of your book with you, or at least a business card.
My cover is finally on Amazon.com
The process of getting a book published is such a long road that it is nice to be able to see a road sign along the way. So I guess that this is just a road sign, but I am just glad that I am headed in the right direction and enjoying the ride!
The Snow shapes are given form with blue violet shadows on a multiply layer in Photoshop.
The Snowflakes are added in layers. This is the top layer. I created custom brushes for the snowflakes.
Add the second snow flake layer.
The third and final snowflake layer.
On a new layer I draw the location of the snow to use as a guide in AI (Adobe Illustrator).
I draw snow shapes for the trees and bushes in AI.
Each tree and bush is a smart object. I select the snow shape I want in AI and copy. Then I move to Photoshop PS. I open the corresponding tree or bush, past as path and fill with white.
In this stage I have added snow shapes to the grass and removed the overlaying drawing. I varied the color on the different levels of snow so they were easier to see.