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The Monster Engine by Dave DeVries
Signed by the author!
AN EXPERIMENT WITH CHILDREN'S ART!
Publisher: MWH Press Publication Year: 2005 First Edition: Yes
Book Type: New Format: Hardcover Condition: Brand New
What would a child's drawing look like if it painted realistically? Illustrator Dave DeVries answers that question with his book titled The Monster Engine. This 44 page case bound book contain Mr. DeVries's interpretations of children's drawings, the drawings they're based on, photos of each child involved and interviews with the actual kid who've inspired DeVries. This is a really unique book--a rare find-- look elsewhere on the web, they are selling for Much More!.
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From The Author's Website...
What is The Monster Engine?
The Monster Engine is a book, a demonstration, lecture and a gallery exhibition. The premise for all three came from one single question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically?
It began at the Jersey Shore in 1998, where my niece Jessica often filled my sketchbook with doodles. While I stared at them, I wondered if color, texture and shading could be applied for a 3D effect. As a painter, I made cartoons look three dimensional every day for the likes of Marvel and DC comics, so why couldn’t I apply those same techniques to a kid’s drawing? That was it... no research, no years of toil, just the curiosity of seeing Jessica’s drawings come to life.
The book is a 48-page collection of drawings, paintings, photos and interviews. The book’s preface explains, in depth, the history, intentions and results of this seven-year project.
What's inside the book?
One page shows a child’s a monster drawing.
One page shows my painting (based upon that drawing.)
Two pages contain an interview with the child about my painting. These interviews have three embedded photos of the child talking.
Because the interview pages separating pages one and four, there is a “cliff hanger” aspect that leaves the viewer in anticipation of the painted transformation. This never fails to get a great reaction. Once that has occurred, children and adults alike can read the interviews for the humor and insights about the art.
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How's it done?
The process is simple. I project a child’s drawing with an opaque projector, faithfully tracing each line. Applying a combination of logic and instinct, I then paint the image as realistically as I can.
My medium is mixed—primarily acrylic, airbrush, and colored pencil.
About the Author
I’ve loved art from the time I was a little kid-- especially comic books. When I got older, I actually got a chance to draw my childhood heroes--and get paid to boot. It was a dream come true. I was asked to paint Spiderman swinging over New York and Wolverine slashing robots with his unbreakable claws. My job was to make these heroes real for all the people who loved them. It wasn’t easy but I learned to make them colorful, detailed and full of action. Comics, however, weren’t the only thing I painted--I also painted monsters for Universal Studios, but those monsters weren’t as cool as the ones I saw lurking in my niece’s sketches. It was then, at age 33, that I decided to take all the lessons about color, action and detail and apply them to little kid’s drawings. It made me remember my childhood and also realize that no matter how old I became I could always see things like a child.
Dave Devries, Author
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