Thursday, February 7, 2019

The Artsy Side of "Dolphin Princess"

I'm brainstorming for Book 3 right now, and I couldn't help but do a little storyboarding here and there. Now, I already had a journal filled with ideas, but I wanted to take it to the next level and add some drawings to my thought process.

Though, drawing has already been something that I know and love. I've been drawing since I was a kid. No matter what it was, whether it was doodling in a journal, or doing so on a piece of paper, I couldn't help but get lost in my creativity. And, all this was accompanied by my love for reading.

So, when I was writing Dolphin Princess, I was able to draw concept sketches among my notes in my journal. Scrapbooking also helped out, because I'm seeing my ideas come to life (somewhat), along with the drawings.
And then there's the cover art: both covers that I've done so far in this series... I'm really proud of, because those took time and effort to do with the collage and retouching on the computer. And besides, the covers are what you'll see first when you think of Dolphin Princess or Dolphin Princess: The Crown of Valeria.

Now, the big question that you probably have is: "Will there be an art book companion to the Dolphin Princess series in the future?"
I don't see why not. With this book series, anything is possible. I was thinking maybe... just maybe... I would put together a book that would showcase the artwork that was put in to make this series possible--the cover art, the concept sketches, and I could write about the inspirations and thought process behind the art, because again, anything is possible.
So, yes, I can totally see an artwork companion in the future, but the series has to come full-circle before that can happen.

TO PRE-ORDER BOOK 2: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130458196?ean=9781987021233

TO BUY BOOK 1: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dolphin-princess-veronica-gonzalez/1129202183

Veronica Gonzalez

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