This is the book I'm creating for Stephen and Rockam. called "Obey". I'm posting these early images (a little less than half of the book) so that my artsy friends can give me some advice, pointers, etc.!
Background
A little about the book... I began this project because I've been working on teaching Stephen how to obey... right away, all the way and with a cheerful heart, as the Christian parenting mantra goes. I realized there was a lot to obeying with the right attitude... and as these thoughts simmered in my mind, out popped a picture book that I hoped would be humorous and enlightening for my favorite little book lover. The words and ideas for the pictures pretty much came over the course of a week. Actually producing the images has been a much slower process... For more on this, read my previous post.
God’s
word says I need to obey my mom and my dad. But how should I obey?
Should
I be messy and careless when I obey?
No!
I should always be neat and do my best.
Should I be grumpy and pout when I obey?
No!
I should have a cheerful heart and say “Ok!!”
Should
I obey later?
No!
I should be quick to obey right away.
Should
I cry or complain when I obey?
No!
I should always be willing to do what mommy and daddy say.
Should
I get angry when asked to obey?
(Speech bubble says: Share with your brother, please!)
No!
I should be peaceful and pleasant.
I've been struggling with keeping the little boy's look consistent. He started off with a really round, fat head. Later, he started to look a little more realistic. Many of the images above are substantially altered versions of their former selves. Are there some images you like better than others? What about them do you prefer? Do you feel the inconsistency of the main character's look is distracting? Or am I making too big a deal of it?
