
Thats what Marilla Cuthbert says about Anne, the lively red-headed orphan she and her brother Matthew adopt. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally.One things for certain, no house that Annes in will ever be dull. A thin layer of black ink is rolled over the surface, and lines are drawn by hand with a sharp knife by scraping through the ink layer to expose the white surface underneath. Scratchboard is an illustration board with a specifically prepared surface of hard white chalk. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations.Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Their projects often involve research into the visual aspects of historical settings and characters. Paperback (September 30th, 2017): $39.“SUMMARY: The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts.For decades, girls have agreed, eagerly reading every book in Lucy Maud Montgomery's series that chronicles Anne's coming of age. One thing's for certain, no house that Anne's in will ever be dull." That's what Marilla Cuthbert says about Anne, the lively red-headed orphan she and her brother Matthew adopt. The finished drawings are then scanned and the color is added digitally. Scott created these drawings in scratchboard an engraving medium which evokes the look of popular art from the period of these stories. Christina is a theater set and costume designer and contributed advice on the period clothing for the illustrations. The illustrations for this series were created by Scott McKowen, who, with his wife Christina Poddubiuk, operates Punch & Judy Inc., a company specializing in design and illustration for theater and performing arts.
