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Happy Father’s Day Card From a Bird

andrea — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:41:53 +0000

This bird is thinking of her awesome dad. I made this card for my awesome dad.

Started out with pencil on paper, then inked the lines in Illustrator and added color and texture in Photoshop. The typeface is Designal Regular.

Sunday Morning Pattern Remix

andrea — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:22:57 +0000

Sunday morning: laundry, Comedy Death Ray radio, Frosted Mini-Wheats (blueberry muffin flavor), tea, and PATTERN REMIX.

All done in Photoshop, using art from the awesome Clipart ETC and Briar Press.

Thanks, Guys.

andrea — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:45:45 +0000

I made a thank you card for the people who gave me stuff for Christmas.

I like hexagon patterns. The big white hexagon on the back is for writing my thank yous with a brown gel pen.

I did everything in Illustrator. The typeface is the awesome Museo. Three weights of the family are free at myfonts.

The Moles – Layout for Printing Your Own Mini-Comic on One Sheet of Paper

andrea — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:45:23 +0000

As promised, I’m including here a layout of The Moles so that you can print it out on your home printer and make your own mini book out of one sheet of paper to carry around in your purse, backpack, or satchel. Click on this image to download a pdf of the layout:

Check out the individual panels in my previous post, The Moles – All Done!

And here are the instructions for making your own The Moles 8-panel book from an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper:

Step 1: Print on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper

I printed on my home inkjet printer, using some semi-nice matte paper. Don’t use anything too heavyweight, otherwise the book won’t fold well. The pdf is 8.5 x 11, so print at 100%. Your finished mini book will be 3.25″ x 2.5″.

Step 2: Trim

(I’m using a blade, but you can use scissors for all the cutting too)

Step 3: Fold in half lengthwise

Step 4: Fold in half the other way

Step 5: Fold in top and bottom to the middle fold line

Step 6: Cut a line in the middle of the paper, using the fold lines as guides

This is what you should get:

Step 7: Fold stuff, making a kind of diamond shape

Step 8: Voila!

Use this technique for making your own mini-books, too. It’s eight panels worth of fun, which is just the right amount of fun for me.

The Moles – All Done!

andrea — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:59:37 +0000

I’m done with The Moles. It’s a story written by Gab Danon and illustrated by me, created as a mini-comic for childlike adults, or adult-like children. I’m still working out the page that you’ll be able to print out on your printer and fold into your own mini-book, but that should be ready within the next couple of days. In the meantime, here are all 8 completed panels.

Edited to add: I finished the layout for printing your own Moles mini-book! Click on the image below to download the pdf:

Go check out my subsequent The Moles post if you need instructions on how to print out the above and cut and trim it into your own mini-book.

The Moles Part 5

andrea — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:10:37 +0000

Part 5! Part 5! Part 5! Part 5! Part 5!
Remember, all panels will be done by Sunday, December 20.

The Moles Part 4

andrea — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:19:14 +0000

Halfway there! I have 4 out of the 8 panels done.

The Moles Part 3 Making-Of Video

andrea — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:53:41 +0000

The Moles Comic Part 3 – Illustrator & Photoshop from Andrea Plinky on Vimeo.

The Moles – Part 3

andrea — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:40:06 +0000

Three panels down; five to go!

The Moles Part 2 Making-Of Video

andrea — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:36:34 +0000