Are Don’s illustrations for EARL THE SQUIRREL done on scratchboard?
March 24th, 2007
Question: Are Don’s illustrations for EARL THE SQUIRREL done on scratchboard?
Yes, the artwork for EARL is on scratchboard. Don illustrated many of his books using scratchboard technique, for instance BEADY BEAR. It might interest you to know that for other books in full color, Don also always made his own 4-color separations. He often mixed techniques here, using scratchboard for the black and drawing or painting directly on acetate (using black) laid over the scratchboard, for the other colors. For instance, this combined technique he used for A POCKET FOR CORDUROY.
For more information on EARL (for instance, how it came to be published and photos of a real living Earl, see Earl the Squirrel.
Thanks for your question, Roy.
