Ideas to finish

Third batch of postcard for this year.
Before this, I wanted to put several things on my postcard.

1. Animal
2. People or person
3. Color
4. Black and White
5. One of them shows background and situation.

Missing the person, black & white, and scene, I pulled some ideas for the backside image.

Then these are the selected and finished!

These are done by photoshop, which is not something that I choose all the time.

However certainly it was fun process. 

One Pen Drawing - Toronto Casa Loma

Drawing - Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada





simply photoshopped

Z for Zebra, Y for Yak

The recent completion! Alphabet chart.

Z for Zebra

Y for Yak

B for "Bathing suits are on"

#2016ABCsummer

I think this series can be a book, though I expect the process will be slow.

#ABCsummer "Air is hot"

With starting of Summer, SCBWI Carolina illustrators started the series of #2016ABCsummer.
This is my participation pieces. My intention in this project is, of course, practicing and having fun.
I want to see playing with various medium with new techniques, and typography.

Another exciting update - "Goldilocks Is Back!"

It has been amazing journey with this book since 2013.

In 2013, I met this active couple, Robert and Anne at a local art and craft market.
When they shared the idea of this book, I was so fascinated and could not agree more.

Who is fine with Goldilocks behavior in the traditional fairy talk "Goldilocks and Three Bears"
In the modern terms, Goldilocks did break-in somebody's house and messed up with somebody's belongings. If Goldilocks was not a little kids, this story easily turn into a short and light criminal story. What about her parents? Seriously, Goldilocks' parents are not going to do anything about this event when they got to know?

After I completed the design and illustrations, the initial self-publishing was in 2013.
The couple got an agent for this book to get to the major market, and I luckily could get involved in the process.
However, we had to go through a sad lost of agent, pushing to the major publisher had been stopped.
Ever since, I took this book from show to show and saw how this book sold. Well... every show, I sold all the copies that I brought.

After a little revision with some typos inside and modification of the cover in 2015,
this book is finally available on my Etsy shop and Amazon.com.

The books on Etsy are limited edition of illustrator signed copies, and I will be the one who sends it.
On Amazon.com, customers will experience the quick and easy process just like other shipment.

Please, check out! I guarantee this is a really nice addition to the traditional Goldilocks book.

Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/398993373/goldilocks-is-back-childrens-picture?ref=shop_home_active_1

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Goldilocks-Back-Robert-Long/dp/0989185621/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465196410&sr=8-1&keywords=goldilocks+is+back

Frog Card Set is available on Etsy

https://www.etsy.com/listing/293635349/frog-card-set-with-5-blank-greeting?ref=shop_home_active_1

This product has been around for a while, and people adore it.
However, somehow the idea to put this online finally came through my mind today.

Sorry for the followers and seekers.

This product is super handmade item.

Not just illustrations,
design,
picking the kind of paper (which is stonehenge, not a regular printing paper)
printing (I did not go through any printing company to be able to print on this particular paper)
Box cutting and making ( Yes. I folded the box.)
Packing
and whatever else that needs to be done

It includes

5 white envelops
5 blank cards that are all different as you see above.
1 Box

Size for cards is 4"x6"

Whoa!
You will see and experience what is THE HANDMADE ITEM at the professional level.

Enjoy!

My vision for ABC Music

This is my vision for ABC Music alphabet chart aiming preschool kids.
It shows musical instruments and some genres.

Although it seems simple, because of all the variations that I added, it became a huge project.
I planned to finish this about two weeks ago, totally terribly underestimating the amount of work.
I am still working, and glad to know these got many interest from Spring Daze and Peakfest for custom combinations.

Now my goal for this project is finishing by the end of May.

Cross!

ABC Music

Last week I was thinking about doing ABC illustrations, just like many people do.
At first idea was animals, aliens... things that I are kinda typical.

While I was brain storming with delicious cake at Dulce in Durham,
music came to me. Last three days, I came up with 35 ideas for half of alphabets.
Here are some samples and sneak peak.

My plan is putting these at the Cary Spring Daze next weekend and online by next Friday.
Wish me a luck to finish this within the time frame.

Zip Line looks like a page from a book

I have been posting only some snap shots of zip line. It still have a long way to go. But I finally scanned the finished works and made them look like a page from a book.
Please cheer this super slow turtle.

Having fun with some of my animals.

For last few days, I have slipped away from zip line paintings, 

and had some experiments with "Snow  Is No Way"

Originally, I was not thinking about the background, 

then had a second thought. "What about showing Africa?"

Still not sure about having the background or not for the sake of the whole story.

But I like the final one and how it's going.

Final

Tried

Color comp on Photoshop

Sketch

Zip Line goes so slow.

After many fails, more than these pictures, I finally made some successful ones.

I really want to finish the paintings for this story asap. It's been a while since I started this.
I submitted this and was rejected many times (or absolutely no answers.)
There is no reason to urge like this, but somehow I feel that way.

Well, at least I love to finish these and hang some at the show in April.

Cheer me up!

Happy New Year from Monkeys! - Free printable calendar.

Please like my Etsy shop page,
https://www.etsy.com/shop/JeehyunHoke?ref=hdr_shop_menu

Enjoy!

I've been quiet. I've been working.

This is my new year's resolution.
Finishing the Zip Line story.

Working hard here!

2016 Calendar is here.

After going through these process








Tada! Yes, I finished the project. I just need to print a lot.

The real look of Supr Jodi Bedding Set

 Check at 

https://society6.com/jeehyunhoke

Supr Jodi is done!

Yay! I am done with this part along with some other stuff. I uploaded this on society6.com so that I can order a duvet cover.

Check https://society6.com/jeehyunhoke/prints?show=new

Well... I am an illustrator who can think a collection, too.

So I designed some throw pillows.

1.

2.

3.

And a little shot of bed set.