{"id":3435,"date":"2014-06-19T08:34:16","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2014-06-19T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T14:34:16","slug":"rascal-and-nana-following-upwith-lauren-castillo-with-art-and-sketches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3435","title":{"rendered":"Rascal and Nana: Following Up<br>with Lauren Castillo with Art and Sketches &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/LCastillo_40use.jpg\"><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCentralParkprogress_Lcastillo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCentralParkprogress_Lcastillosmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCentralPark_Lcastillo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCentralPark_Lcastillosmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Pictured above: The final illustration from <\/em>The Troublemaker<em><br \/>and images from <\/em>Nana in the City<br \/>(Click last two images to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nSince I chatted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/brimming-mischief\/\">here<\/a><\/strong> at <em>Kirkus<\/em> last week with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=1232\">Lauren Castillo<\/a><\/strong>, I gotta follow up with some art. Thanks to Lauren for sending some images along for today&#8217;s post. We have here things like early sketches and character studies from <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780547729916\">The Troublemaker<\/a><\/strong><\/em> (Clarion, June 2014), and she&#8217;s also giving us a sneak-peek at <strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9780544104433\">Nana in the City<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, coming this September (also from Clarion). <\/p>\n<p>If you want more of Lauren&#8217;s work, she also recently visited <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mrschureads.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/author-illustrator-lauren-castillo.html\">Mr. Schu<\/a><\/strong>, as well as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/joannamarple.com\/2014\/01\/illustrator-interview-lauren-castillo\/\">Joanna Marple<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy &#8230; <!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><font size=3><strong>From <em>The Troublemaker<\/em>:<\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/CoverDoodles.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/CoverDoodlessmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Cover doodles<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Cover_Progression.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Cover_Progressionsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Cover progression<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/CaseCOVERuse.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<center><em>Case cover<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/COVERuse.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Final dustjacket cover<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/CharacterStudies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/CharacterStudiessmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Character studies<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/RaccoonStudies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/RaccoonStudiessmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Raccoon studies<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/EarlySketchbookPage.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/EarlySketchbookPagesmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Early sketchbook page<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/EarlyStoryboard.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/EarlyStoryboardsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Early storyboard<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Tinydummy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Tinydummysmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Tiny dummy<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Troublemaker4_5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Troublemaker4_5small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Final art: &#8220;I was bored. Everyone else had something to do.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Lcastillo7use.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Final art: &#8220;But we have to be <\/em>very<em> sneaky.&#8221;<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Lcastillo11use.jpg\"><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/process.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/processsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/refinedSketch.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/refinedSketchsmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/LCastillo12_13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/LCastillo12_13small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Process piece, refined sketch, and final art:<br \/>&#8220;Now we send the prisoner out to sea. Arrr! Off ye go, matey!&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Lcastillo15use.jpg\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Final art: &#8220;&#8216;No more taking your sister&#8217;s things. What do you say?'&#8221;<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Lcastillo22_23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Lcastillo22_23small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Final art: &#8220;Rascal and I were collecting tomatoes for my boat.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/LCastillo_Troublemaker.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/LCastillo_Troublemakersmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Final art: &#8220;I wanted to look for Rascal, but Mom said I had to wait until morning.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><font size=3><strong>From <em>Nana in the City<\/em>:<\/strong><\/font><br \/><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Nana_CharacterStudies.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/Nana_CharacterStudiesamLL.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Character sketches<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NANAjkt_sketches.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NANAjkt_sketchessmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Early sketching<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCR_Lcastillo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaCR_Lcastillosmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaGraffiti_Lcastillo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NanaGraffiti_Lcastillosmall.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Two final spreads<\/em><br \/>(Click each to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/jules\/NANAjkt_lowresuse.jpg\" border=1><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><em>* * * * * * *<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<em>THE TROUBLEMAKER. Copyright \u00a9 2014 by Lauren Castillo. Published by Clarion Books, Boston.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NANA IN THE CITY. Copyright \u00a9 2014 by Lauren Castillo. Published by Clarion Books, Boston.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>All images here are reproduced by permission of Lauren Castillo.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pictured above: The final illustration from The Troublemakerand images from Nana in the City(Click last two images to enlarge) &nbsp; Since I chatted here at Kirkus last week with Lauren Castillo, I gotta follow up with some art. Thanks to Lauren for sending some images along for today&#8217;s post. We have here things like early [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3435\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}