Comments on: The Gift of The Magi

By: Sue Andersson

Sue Andersson — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:47:42 +0000

I’m very taken with your illustration for “The Gift of the Magi.” We are presenting a reading of this at this resort in December, and I am in great need of an illustration of the story for our newsletter. Would you consider allowing me to use your illustration for this purpose. I would of course give full credit to you as the illustrator.
Please respond as soon as possible.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:59:54 +0000

Thank you! I am currently involved in a book cover design project, and I found your article and process, as well as the comments, very interesting and useful.

By: Kat Johnston

Kat Johnston — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:59:26 +0000

I have to agree that I too was enchanted by the sketched version of the cover and thought that it ended there… both images are beautifully done, and I am glad that you continued tweaking the compositional elements beyond the original concept – the results are more than worth it.

Gorgeous… simply gorgeous.

By: A DOUGLAS

A DOUGLAS — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:40:01 +0000

WOW!!

I REALLY LOVED WHAT YOU CREATED IT’S REALLY NICE THAT SOME ARTIST STILL DRAW IN DETAIL THEY WAY THAT YOU HAVE!

LOVE IT

By: Ciara Cullen

Ciara Cullen — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:03:16 +0000

Hi PJ, Ciara here (modelled for the character Della).
Googled the book title as I was wondering how it was coming along and was delighted to find this site. The pictures are so beautiful!! Can’t wait to see the finished product. Hope you and your family are all well. Best of luck with the publishing.

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By: IhateDesign

IhateDesign — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:05:55 +0000

simply amazing!!! thanks for sharing you knowledge

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:09:18 +0000

Thanks guys,
The painting is about 14 x 19 inches, but, as you can see that includes a lot of bleed.
There are certainly a lot of washes on there Ted.
Check out my youtube videos for more on the technique.

http://uk.youtube.com/user/pjlynch1

I spent about ten days on it, Dimitri, and as usual I was way behind schedule.
PJ

By: Una Gildea

Una Gildea — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:58:00 +0000

Thanks for sharing that PJ.
Really interesting to see how you work….
Cheers
Una

By: Dimitri

Dimitri — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:45:10 +0000

Well done, PJ!
How long did it take from the first sketch untill the finish? Was there a tight deadline?
Dimitri