{"id":4663,"date":"2018-06-28T07:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4663"},"modified":"2018-06-28T07:43:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:43:05","slug":"drawn-together-a-peek-at-the-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=4663","title":{"rendered":"<em>Drawn Together<\/em>: A Peek at the Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/IMG_7758large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/IMG_7758small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_6large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_6small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; we see each other for the first time.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>&#8212; Early sketches and final art from <\/em>Drawn Together<br \/>(Click each to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\nHere today at 7-Imp are some early sketches, cover designs, and final art from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/minhlebooks.com\/\">Minh L\u00ea&#8217;s<\/a><\/strong> <em>Drawn Together<\/em> (Disney-Hyperion, June 2018), illustrated by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/sevenimpossiblethings\/?p=3414\">Dan Santat<\/a><\/strong>. Last week at <em>Kirkus<\/em>, I chatted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/features\/drawing-forth-understanding\/\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/strong> with the two of them about this book. <\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>Preliminary Images:<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_6large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_6small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_7large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_7small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_8large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWNTOGETHER_8small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER0large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER0small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/reference_1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/reference_1smallz.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>Reference images<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>Cover Sketches:<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER3large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER3small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER4large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DT_COVER4small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>(Click each to enlarge)<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DTcover.JPG\"><br \/>\n<center><em>Final cover<\/em><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center><strong><font size=4>Some Final Art:<\/em><\/font><\/strong><\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_5large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_5small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Right when I gave up on talking,<br \/>my grandfather surprised me by revealing a world beyond words. &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread; please note the text placement varies slightly in the final book)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_8large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_8small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; and we build a new world that even words can&#8217;t describe.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_11large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_11small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; comes ROARING BACK.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_1large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_1small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;Because I know that together &#8230;&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_2large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blaine.org\/7pics\/2018\/06\/DRAWN_2small.jpg\" border=1><\/a><br \/>\n<center><em>&#8220;&#8230; SPEECHLESS.&#8221;<\/em><br \/>(Click to enlarge spread)<\/center><br \/>\n<BR>&nbsp;<BR><br \/>\n<center>* * * * * * *<\/center><\/p>\n<p><em>DRAWN TOGETHER. Text copyright \u00a9 2018 by Minh L\u00ea. Illustrations copyright \u00a9 2018 by Dan Santat. Published by Disney-Hyperion, Los Angeles. All images here reproduced by permission of Dan Santat.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;&#8230; we see each other for the first time.&#8221;&#8212; Early sketches and final art from Drawn Together(Click each to enlarge spread) &nbsp; Here today at 7-Imp are some early sketches, cover designs, and final art from Minh L\u00ea&#8217;s Drawn Together (Disney-Hyperion, June 2018), illustrated by Dan Santat. 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