Just wanted to share some of the work I’ve been doing collaborating with writer Gabe (G. Martinez Cabrera) on the children’s book Elias & The City of Cats.
I’m really enjoying working with Gabe — we’re good at bouncing ideas off one another and both have the creative energy to push one another to make the best book that we can!
Currently, we’re working towards creating a mockup of Elias to shop around to publishers.
A few weeks ago, Gabe took the time to cut up his story and arrange it into a format that gives me a better idea of the images he’s looking for. From that, I worked on a rough sketch storyboard draft of sorts.
Recently, I showed Gabe this first rough draft, and from our discussion I’m putting together a second rough draft. I’m sure both of us will be doing a good number of drafts before we have a polished mockup!
Elias and Ignis, preliminary character designs.
Ignis, another preliminary character design.
Two pages from the first rough draft.
Another two pages from the first rough draft.
The second rough draft, in progress!
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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas
November 13th, 2012 at 9:56 am
Love!
November 13th, 2012 at 11:18 am
Yay, thank you! –G. E.
November 13th, 2012 at 4:22 pm
Great stuff!
November 13th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
Thank you! –G. E.
November 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
Reblogged this on MetaRead360 Small Press presents and commented:
NOTE: Keep up the good work…congrats on the polished mockups!
November 13th, 2012 at 11:31 pm
Wow, thank you so much for the reblog and for the encouragement! I guess we’re doing something right.
Gabe and I have a ways to go hashing out all the details, but I feel like the project is really coming together. Best regards, G. E.
November 14th, 2012 at 11:26 am
[...] Work in Progress: Elias & The City of Cats [...]
November 14th, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Love it! I look forward to seeing the progress and hope you get a supportive publisher!
November 14th, 2012 at 11:23 pm
Yay, I’m so glad! I’ll be sure to post more images as the project develops.
Best regards, G. E.
November 15th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Very cool project! Did you do the illustrations? I’m wondering if they were created using the Paper app? I’ll be excited to see how the project develops. All the best as you look for a publisher!
November 15th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Thank you so much for the follow, like, comment, and encouragement! Yes, I’m doing the illustrations for this project. And yes, I used the Paper app for the first rough draft, but the other illustrations are pen and marker on paper.
Best regards, G. E.
November 16th, 2012 at 7:57 am
Thanks for following me. Lovely to read about your writing and creative endeavours (I’m also a fan of ‘to-do’ lists!)
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Thanks for following back and for your kind words! Although I’m all the way in San Francisco, your blog makes me feel a little closer to London.
Best regards, G. E.
November 16th, 2012 at 8:07 am
Looks great!
November 16th, 2012 at 11:44 am
Thanks!! –G. E.
November 19th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
[...] children’s story, Elias & the City of Cats is well on its way. The great G.E. Gallas is on the job, and I am excited to say, this is [...]
November 19th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Nice to read about your creative process with your writing partner. The drafts and mock ups already look great.
November 19th, 2012 at 8:06 pm
Lori: Thank you so much!
–G. E.
November 20th, 2012 at 1:58 pm
[...] Through a combination of WordPress and LinkedIn, the amazing and hilarious G. Martinez Cabrera (thehistoryofthings.wordpress.com) found me to illustrate his children’s book Elias & The City of Cats (gegallas.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/work-in-progress-elias-the-city-of-cats). [...]
November 24th, 2012 at 6:18 pm
WOW! Really great work! Thank you for sharing such talent!
November 24th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
No, thank you!!
–G. E.
November 24th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
Wow! I love these!!!
November 24th, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Yay, thank you so much! –G. E.
November 26th, 2012 at 3:26 pm
[...] Worked on color samples for Elias & The City of Cats. [...]
November 27th, 2012 at 4:41 am
[...] City of Cats. Geri is an amazing visual artist and she writes, too. Some of both appear on her blog. Go check it out if you get a second. The link will take you to a post with some mock-up art on [...]
November 30th, 2012 at 6:41 pm
[...] been a true pleasure collaborating (Elias & The City of Cats) with Gabe thus far, and I look forward to our future [...]
December 2nd, 2012 at 12:53 pm
[...] For more images, click here! [...]
December 3rd, 2012 at 11:30 am
[...] Worked on the second rough draft for Elias & The City of Cats. [...]
December 31st, 2012 at 12:28 pm
[...] Have taken part in some wonderful collaborations and look forward to continuing/completing them: The First Reich and Elias & The City of Cats. [...]
January 9th, 2013 at 10:50 am
[...] Worked on Elias & the City of Cats. [...]
January 14th, 2013 at 11:04 am
[...] I’ve been working on goal #1, making progress on some of the finished illustrations for Elias & The City of Cats. I’m hoping to make a bit more progress in the coming days and then meet up with Gabe on [...]
January 29th, 2013 at 11:36 am
[...] Worked on Elias & the City of Cats. [...]
February 16th, 2013 at 6:46 am
some times I love rough drafts better than the retouched. And “Two pages from the first rough draft.” parts are one of them
Thanks for nice works.
February 16th, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Thank you kindly! I had a lot of fun working on the rough draft for Elias, and I hope the final turns out at least half as well. Your illustration aesthetic is very cool and I look forward to seeing more.
Best regards, G. E.
February 20th, 2013 at 7:59 pm
Thanks for kind complement Gegallas.
My work is just for fun and more effor and concentruation is need to be called cool I think.
Thanks anyway, it was pleasing
Hope everything goes well with your work on Elias, and it will
February 19th, 2013 at 12:19 pm
[...] the past month or so, in between working on Elias & the City of Cats and The First Reich, I’ve been sneaking in progress on my first [...]
March 19th, 2013 at 3:16 pm
The flavor and characteristics brought out in your illustrations that are simply lined yet thought out with a lot of craft is really captivating.
P.S. Thank you very much for your visit to my blog… : )
With Warm Thoughts-
March 19th, 2013 at 10:27 pm
Wow, thank you very much for your kind words!! I explored your portfolio and adore your use of color and brush strokes.
Best regards, G. E.
April 2nd, 2013 at 11:49 am
[...] Meeting with Gabe! Showed him some new work for Elias & the City of Cats. [...]
May 10th, 2013 at 10:13 am
[…] Worked on Elias & the City of Cats. […]