Vossome 2.0: The Legend of Lil' Red: Sample Illustrations

I have been a professional designer and illustrator since 2001, working in Omaha, Nebraska. As one of the original Be A Design Group authors, I launched the highly popular Be A Design Cast in 2005 with Donovan Beery and Tom Nemitz, and continue to host the show today. I also serve as an Adjunct Professor of Design at Metropolitan Community College in Omaha. You can view my work in HOW and STEP Inside Design magazines, the book Fingerprint: The Art of Using Hand-Made Elements in Graphic Design, and around the web from time to time.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

The Legend of Lil' Red: Sample Illustrations

Since the beginning of 2008 I have been hard at work on a new children's book titled The Legend of Lil' Red. Lil' Red, as most Nebraska sports fans know, is the Huskers' highly energetic inflatable mascot sidekick, seen on the sidelines of most UNL sporting events. He was first introduced in 1993 and has been a fixture ever since.

Lincoln author Paul W. Rea penned The Legend of Lil' Red as his first foray into children's books and hired me to illustrate it. The book is 64 pages long and required 28 full-color, two-page-spread illustrations to tell the tale. It will be available this Fall.

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Keep your eyes posted here at Vossome.com for more news on The Legend of Lil' Red!

media: brush and ink, digital color

from Nate Voss to you.