The scene, painted, as it appears in the book. Now Max is off his feet, literally flying into the picture, and the landscape has also come together. Here the characters are looking good, but I think Max still needs to burst onto the scene somehow. Their physical relationship still doesn't feel right. This isn’t it.Īrthur is beginning to look better. I am exploring body stances to find an expressive interaction between the two characters. I have reversed the position of Arthur and Max to continue the left to right movement from the title page. Max was originally a chameleon, but I decided to make him a Collared Lizard instead. This drawing is from an early dummy, before I had fully designed the characters or fully worked out the story. Now, on pages 4 and 5, he enters the scene as the story begins. Art and Max by Wiesner, David and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. On the half title and title pages of Art & Max, I show Max racing across the landscape, from left to right. Given that a picture book is so brief, the opening pages must set the scene and introduce the characters in a concise and effective way. These images show the development of the opening spread for my latest picture book, Art & Max. Combining minimal text with remarkable images, this is a book to be cherished and poured over, inspiring the artist in all of us.- Seira WilsonĪmazon Exclusive From Author David Wiesner: The Development of Art & Max What follows is a magical journey of explosive color-brilliantly highlighted by the desert background-where acrylic paints, watercolor, and line drawings, are deconstructed and re-invented, and Art undergoes a Jackson Pollack-like transformation. Art & Max is the story of two artists: Art, a collared lizard who is studiously painting a portrait when we first meet him, and Max, who has just picked up paints and brushes and is ready to go. Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2010: With eye-popping illustrations, three-time Caldecott medalist David Wiesner takes readers on a stunning journey through the art world.

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