I’m really excited to announce my new project for the next few months and I believe that many of you will be the same since you are also involved: The Kooky Pets Book.
Now that the sleeve design and illustrations for Kimara Sajn’s “Life Stories” album is over and done, I’m having more time to concentrate on this project that I’ve been profiling for the last few weeks. As many of you know, the Kooky Pets workshop started in June 2009 as a collective creativity experiment where you have been bringing your ideas to build up fantastic characters of pets. All of the Kooky Pets can be seen in this blog. The project is in fact closing down with the Bat Kooky Pet in October the 29th, coinciding with Halloween celebration.
The Kooky Pet Book -this is just a working title so far- it will comprise the whole collection of 12 Kooky Pets that we have produced. They won’t show just as you can see them today. I’m painting backgrounds for each illustration and of course writing texts for each of them as well as designing the most beautiful and fun book I can. You will be able to see previews of this work in this blog during the following weeks.
My intention is to have the book finished sometime between late December and early January. So far, it will be self-published and I’m planning to release a special pre-order signed and reduced price edition. It will be only available for the people who contributed to create the Kooky Pet characters. If you are one of them your name will be also credited in the book as a Kooky Pet Creator.
And now, let’s find a proper home for our lovely insane Kooky Pets!
Eeeeeee! So excited! The perfect thing to spend Christmas money on!
I’m so excited for this! I had such fun contributing to these, it was immensely inspiring for me. I can’t wait to have them all collected so I can show people.
Oh Koldo….I can’t wait for this, how exciting for you! I will definitely want to purchase a copy! Wonderful!
Thanks for the support. I’m currently looking for the best self-publishing options for this book, something unexpensive and kind of cute.
Yay! This is a really great idea and I’m very excited about it.
Yeah!!!!! It was so much fun contributing! I can’t wait to see your book come to life! : )
oh, koldo, it looks wonderful! what a great idea! have you tried blurb.com? i received a gift photo book made on their site, and it was beautiful…
Thanks Zoe. Blurb is my first choice so far. I’m planning on a hardcover square book. I think it will look just great!
sooo excited! what i think is the best drawer of the century
i’m basing my gcse mock art work on your work
Thanks Megan, I hope the best for your work. I know that I’m not the best drawer but I feel really happy that my work can make you feel nice. That’s more important for me than being “the best”.