Viking King!

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1. Jacqui Oakley

   The kids book I illustrated is now out! Here's a close up of one of my favourite pages featuring the Viking King for a crazy festival which takes place every January since 1870 in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. (I had to fight for all that fire in the background.)

   Some process shots are up for a couple of pages my blog and you can buy it from the usual suspects including Amazon. I'm so happy this is finally out.

   9 months ago

2. Pro Nate Maggio

   Congratulations! That beard is fantastic and the rest of the pages look just as great.

   9 months ago

3. Pro Carl Wiens

   Looks epic, Jacqui! Congrats on the finish.

   9 months ago

4. Jacqui Oakley

   Thanks @Carl Wiens ! I didn't realize until this afternoon that it's properly in stores. Pretty exciting. I'll post some more images in the next week or so.

   @Nate Maggio thanks! I think that beard is my favourite part of the whole book. I had to fight for those 'crazy' colours too. So happy it won out.

   9 months ago

5. Pro Inka Mathew

   Just bought my copy. Can't wait to read it to my kids :-)

   9 months ago

6. Cory Say

   Jacqui that is amazing! Beautiful!! I'll be buying a copy for sure! I can't get over how awesome your style is!

   9 months ago

7. Pro Michael Spitz

   Awesome piece Jacqui. Congrats on the release.

   9 months ago

8. Ryan Greene

   :O Amazing!

   9 months ago

9. Pro Luke Ritchie

   Your colour usage amazes me Jacqui

   9 months ago

10. Jacqui Oakley

    @Inka Mathew - Thanks so much for your purchase. I really hope your kids enjoy it. Please let me know what they think.

    @Cory Say @Michael Spitz @Ryan Greene - thanks so much guys! I'm really thrilled to see it out. Can't wait to see it in an actual store.

    @Luke Ritchie - Thanks! I had to fight for those colours. The higher ups weren't super keen on the colourful beard and face. So happy I got this one through.

    9 months ago

11. Pro Luke Ritchie

    @Jacqui Oakley you gotta fight fo' ya' right! :) essentially it just comes down to lighting, just love how you choose unique light colours to represent the highlight areas, and other colours to represent the shadow are. so Fresssss

    9 months ago

12. Jacqui Oakley

    @Luke Ritchie - yes I had to make a few compromises but this guy's beard just had to stay. Really happy you like the way I coloured it. This part was so much fun to work on.

    9 months ago

13. Pro Mary Kate McDevitt

    It looks amazing! Congrats.

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    9 months ago

14. Pro Olaus Linn

    Love this Jacqui! The book looks great too - seems like a fun project.

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    9 months ago

15. robert b w moses

    buying this book for my new niece and/or nephew! (coming to a world near you january 2013)

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    9 months ago

16. Jacqui Oakley

    Thanks @Mary Kate McDevitt & @Olaus Linn ! I was really happy to be asked to be a part of this. Such a nice change to my regular work.

    @robert b w moses - that's really sweet of you. I just got my very first nephew three weeks ago. Very exciting.

    9 months ago

17. Pro Ged Palmer

    So fluid but so clean at the same time. Colour and line work is insane. Inspirational work @Jacqui Oakley

    9 months ago

18. Lighting Our World: Ja... Another page from the kids book I illustrated, Lighting Our World. Here's the Japanese festival of Obon where family and friends of the departed float lit-up...

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    Lighting Our World: Japanese Obon Festival

    by Jacqui Oakley

    Another page from the kids book I illustrated, Lighting Our World. Here's the Japanese festival of Obon where family and friends of the departed float lit-up lanterns down a river to symbolize the spirits’ journeys back to the world of the dead. As the vessel sinks and the light is extinguished and the soul is said to return to the spirit-world. Wish we had lovely traditions like this in Canada.

    Some process shots are up for a couple of new pages are up on my blog. Hope some kids like this!

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    8 months ago

19. Claire Coullon

    I'm really late to this, but congratulations! The cover is beautiful, love that lettering for the title (nice 'g-W'!) Absolutely fantastic process documentation as always too, I especially like the shot with the pencil outline on the full page layout.

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    8 months ago

20. Jacqui Oakley

    @Claire Coullon thank-you so much! I'm really pleased you like the process shots and the book images themselves. I have a book launch soon in Toronto and I'm excited but also a little bit scared to see a ton of kids reactions. Wish me luck!

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    8 months ago

21. Claire Coullon

    Wow, that's fantastic (and yes I can imagine definitely a little nerve wracking – although at least you can be sure they're being honest with their feedback!) All the best with it, I don't doubt it'll be a success.

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    8 months ago

22. Jacqui Oakley

    Yes, the kids will be honest with their feedback @Claire Coullon which is why I will ply them with candy.

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    8 months ago