Children's Books

Artist Illustrator Sewist Dorothy Tully of Dorybird Designs

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Dorothy's Signed Children's Books

"Willst du mir vorlesen?" Ich habe nur die Bücher! Meine Kinderbücher werden sowohl jüngere als auch ältere Kinder begeistern. Es erwarten Sie dumme Geschichten von Eulen, Walen und Abenteuern mit Feen, alle mit handgezeichneten Tusche- und Aquarellillustrationen! Jede Auflistung verweist auf meinen Amazon-Autorenshop Dorothy Tully.y).

How I make my books!

  • Imagine and Sketch

    I start with small thumbnails of my page ideas, writing a loose script on these same pages as I go. Then I make slightly larger sketches to get each drawing's composition the way I want it. Somewhere in here I type up my script, but sometimes not until the end of the process!

  • Lots of Paintings!

    Now it's time to create each individual painting for each page of the book. The process is just like making one of my illustrations for an art print. This step takes a long time, since I have to pencil, ink, and color A LOT of pictures! I do color in a few drawings at a time while I have my paint colors mixed.

  • Layout to Final Book

    When all the pictures are ready, I scan them in, color-correct as needed, and plop them into a big page layout program along with my typed text chunks. I upload this file to Amazon, they print it as a nice book, and I stock copies here in the studio that I sign for YOU and send!

Comic Books for All Ages

I wrote these B&W comic book stories awhile back. Casserole is the misadventures of a young couple living in the Pacific Northwest, and Ev and Art is a young adult romance. Both are completely family friendly -- and funny! :)