Kids! – Casey Girard Illustration

Walking the Dog

I am working on a new piece. Decided to take one of my ideas to a final illustration. I need to sketch folks walking their dogs to get the background right. Here are my process sketches:

Today isn’t coming together quite how I wanted. So, rather than rush finishing a sketch for you I have chosen a snippet from my sketchbook to share. On the left is a little girl surrounded by legs so tall you can’t even see their torsos(hard to see this is a very rough sketch). She isContinue reading “Sketchbook Snippet”

Wild Elyse

Family members tend to show up in my sketches, as I’m sure they do for other artists. I’m working on a new character and my cousin is definitely part of the inspiration. She is a firecracker and a sweet heart. Here is a sketch study of her running on ice. It seems appropriate on LeapContinue reading “Wild Elyse”

That’s the Kind of House We Live In!*

This week is full of things to do! Lucien turns 3, he had a first dentist appointment, I went to the first Crafty Biz meeting of 2012, and I have been preparing like a bad woman for Arisia As I have been preserving specimens some of them have not cooperatively moved into their vessels. AContinue reading “That’s the Kind of House We Live In!*”

Where elements combine

I loved the time during the holidays. It was quiet, it was just the three of us home, we easily moved around each other, and I was able to get a lot done. I nestled into my own space and just started producing work. I believe I was able to complete as many illustrations asContinue reading “Where elements combine”

Fierce Dancer

Dancing constantly inspires me. Watching people that have committed their time to dancing causes my pencil to start swirling marks. The most recent video I have watched that inspired me was a making of commerical for Weetabix Cereal. Their dancer is a young girl named Arizona. She is my hero. Her dancing is fierce andContinue reading “Fierce Dancer”

A Leaf Fire

Something about the leaves this year have me thinking fire. Last weekend we built a camp fire and roasted marshmallows. The event took me back to a weekend I spent with a group of Bluegrass musicians. All night long they sat around a camp fire continuously jamming. It was a marvelous night. I have drawnContinue reading “A Leaf Fire”

Baby Fish Mouth

Here is my first go at making an illustration with dots for eyes. It still needs a little work but, I am excited about this new direction. Quote Quiz: “I’m only an elected official I can’t make decisions by myself!”

Dots or Eyes

I have a request for opinions! Which do you like better, the eyes draw with dots or fully rendered? p.s. I do realize the boy is not the same age better the top two and the bottom two. I liked seeing how that played a role in different ages. — Check out Fanartica, a groupContinue reading “Dots or Eyes”

I love the idea of people riding dragon flies. When I watch dragon flies moving through the air they always look like they are having such a good time. They seem to be spinning and circling all around each other in a group. Quote: “A gust of wind. . . . A dog barks.Continue reading

Trying Out All Lanes

Hello September! Time to start back up with the blog and a new schedule. This week my son started preschool Tuesdays and Wednesdays, which means I have 6 hours two days a week where I can work during the day. So far I have just done some cleaning and catching up. There were many emailsContinue reading “Trying Out All Lanes”

A new character

While at the LASCBWI conference I was having loads of story ideas. Some crept up as character sketches others as written passages. I have started to focus on writing after this conference. I love it! During the morning I follow Laurie Halse Anderson’s 15 minutes a day and by night Bria Quinlan’s #Aug1k1hr. Yesterday duringContinue reading “A new character”