Sam Ness

Illustrator

ILLUSTRATIONS

COVER

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Little Red RH

WALLE

Mermaid

Beauty

Maid

Artichokie

Ivy and Harley

The fox and grapes

This is an illustration of the Aesop's fable about the fox and the sour grapes. This is done in cut paper and gouache. I love to re-imagine classics.

Chameleon

This piece was done in cut paper. This little guy is either a cover or a page in a book about his story. He is a chameleon who is having an identity crisis, he is not sure what and who he is. Spoiler he finds out he is a chameleon and he is special no matter what color or pattern he is.

Forest

This piece is a double spread, most likely at the beginning of the book. This would have the library information and the dedication. I wanted to give the reader/viewer a peek of a character that might come up and the environment.Done in Cut Paper

Little Red Riding Hood

This is a single spread within the story. This is the moment in the story where Red met the wolf and told him her plan to see her grandmother. He runs over to grandma's to have a meal out of the both them. Yet Red does not have any worries and chases butterflies. This was done in paper and a touch of marker and color pencil.

Oh! Grandmother what big...

This part of the story is where Red wonders why her grandmother is looking and acting so strangely. This was done in paper with touches of ink, color pencils, and marker.

All the better to see you with

The title explains where we are in the story. This was done in paper and a bit of markers around the wolf's eyes and nose

The Shrimp

This a cut paper with gouache illustration. It is based on one of Ogden Nash's poems. This poem is about a shrimp who can't seem to win the lady shrimp over

Minette's Feast

In this project, I had to take a children's book and re-do a double page spread and to make sure that there is space for text. It is done in cut paper.

Laundry Time

Inspired by the project of taking a book and re-doing it to my style I decided to do so more. This is from the book Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tanya Feeney. This is done in cut paper.

Chemistry

This is another editorial. This article was about the science of love and why we love the way we do. So I wanted to focus on the word science in this illustration. This was done in cut paper.

Craft Time

This was a free assignment so I wanted to do something completely adorable. So what is cuter then a baby dinosaur. A baby dinosaur doing arts and crafts. This is done in cut paper. The wallpaper is done in acrylics its dinosaur footprints, though the picture whited it out.

Noah's Ark

This is a design for a baby shower I wanted to capture the sweetness and innocence that would be in a nursery. The piece is in cut paper.

Pig Circus

A circus run by pigs.This was done in cut paper (please excuse the scanner this piece broke that border).

COVER

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Little Red RH

WALLE

Mermaid

Beauty

Maid

Artichokie

Ivy and Harley

The fox and grapes

This is an illustration of the Aesop's fable about the fox and the sour grapes. This is done in cut paper and gouache. I love to re-imagine classics.

Chameleon

This piece was done in cut paper. This little guy is either a cover or a page in a book about his story. He is a chameleon who is having an identity crisis, he is not sure what and who he is. Spoiler he finds out he is a chameleon and he is special no matter what color or pattern he is.

Forest

This piece is a double spread, most likely at the beginning of the book. This would have the library information and the dedication. I wanted to give the reader/viewer a peek of a character that might come up and the environment.Done in Cut Paper

Little Red Riding Hood

This is a single spread within the story. This is the moment in the story where Red met the wolf and told him her plan to see her grandmother. He runs over to grandma's to have a meal out of the both them. Yet Red does not have any worries and chases butterflies. This was done in paper and a touch of marker and color pencil.

Oh! Grandmother what big...

This part of the story is where Red wonders why her grandmother is looking and acting so strangely. This was done in paper with touches of ink, color pencils, and marker.

All the better to see you with

The title explains where we are in the story. This was done in paper and a bit of markers around the wolf's eyes and nose

The Shrimp

This a cut paper with gouache illustration. It is based on one of Ogden Nash's poems. This poem is about a shrimp who can't seem to win the lady shrimp over

Minette's Feast

In this project, I had to take a children's book and re-do a double page spread and to make sure that there is space for text. It is done in cut paper.

Laundry Time

Inspired by the project of taking a book and re-doing it to my style I decided to do so more. This is from the book Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tanya Feeney. This is done in cut paper.

Chemistry

This is another editorial. This article was about the science of love and why we love the way we do. So I wanted to focus on the word science in this illustration. This was done in cut paper.

Craft Time

This was a free assignment so I wanted to do something completely adorable. So what is cuter then a baby dinosaur. A baby dinosaur doing arts and crafts. This is done in cut paper. The wallpaper is done in acrylics its dinosaur footprints, though the picture whited it out.

Noah's Ark

This is a design for a baby shower I wanted to capture the sweetness and innocence that would be in a nursery. The piece is in cut paper.

Pig Circus

A circus run by pigs.This was done in cut paper (please excuse the scanner this piece broke that border).

Illustrations

This project is just a composite of different illustrations. Most of my illustrations are done in cut-paper and gouache but I will work digtal.

Cutie 1

Yoda 4

Vadar 4

porg.2

luke 1.3

leia 5

general 3

Han 6

Chewie.3

bb8.4

ewok.3

CP3O.4

Christmas card

A Christmas card that I did in Adobe Illustrator

Woodland holiday

An illustration depicting a Christmas in the woods. This was also made into a greeting card.

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Halloween character sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Sea creatures character sheet

Adobe Illustrator

All four port.jpg

baby shower invitation

This a re-creation of the paper cut-out I did but done on Adobe Illustrator for reproduction use

It's me

Just a cute little self portrait of yours truly. Done in Adobe Illustrator

pirate pattern

Character Design/ Surface Design: Pirate Collection

under the sea patterns

Character Design/ Surface Design: Under the Sea Collection

Snowflake pattern No.5

Adobe Illustrator

Skiing trip pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Traditional pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Birch tree pattern

Adobe Illustrato

Poinsettia pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Fox Tails pattern No. 3

Adobe Illustrator

Bergenia 1 pattern port .jpg

Penguin and Snowflake pattern port.jpg

Ice Skating pattern port.jpg

Penguin pattern port.jpg

Small Bunny's Blue Blanket

This is the re-designed cover of Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tanya Feeney. The project was to take a book and re-design the cover for it. I had so much fun doing Laundry Time that I wanted to work on one digitally. I did a technique similar to cut paper where I scanned in all the paper that I would normally physically cut and glue but this time because it was digital if I messed up I can just press undo instead of staring all over again. This was done in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Snowflake 1 pattern port .pdf.jpg

Sea Creature Spots

This project was to create three spots that followed one theme. I wanted to create cute sea creatures. These were done in Adobe Illustrator CS6.

Cutie 1

Yoda 4

Vadar 4

porg.2

luke 1.3

leia 5

general 3

Han 6

Chewie.3

bb8.4

ewok.3

CP3O.4

Christmas card

A Christmas card that I did in Adobe Illustrator

Woodland holiday

An illustration depicting a Christmas in the woods. This was also made into a greeting card.

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Character Sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Halloween character sheet

Adobe Illustrator

Sea creatures character sheet

Adobe Illustrator

All four port.jpg

baby shower invitation

This a re-creation of the paper cut-out I did but done on Adobe Illustrator for reproduction use

It's me

Just a cute little self portrait of yours truly. Done in Adobe Illustrator

pirate pattern

Character Design/ Surface Design: Pirate Collection

under the sea patterns

Character Design/ Surface Design: Under the Sea Collection

Snowflake pattern No.5

Adobe Illustrator

Skiing trip pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Traditional pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Birch tree pattern

Adobe Illustrato

Poinsettia pattern

Adobe Illustrator

Fox Tails pattern No. 3

Adobe Illustrator

Bergenia 1 pattern port .jpg

Penguin and Snowflake pattern port.jpg

Ice Skating pattern port.jpg

Penguin pattern port.jpg

Small Bunny's Blue Blanket

This is the re-designed cover of Small Bunny's Blue Blanket by Tanya Feeney. The project was to take a book and re-design the cover for it. I had so much fun doing Laundry Time that I wanted to work on one digitally. I did a technique similar to cut paper where I scanned in all the paper that I would normally physically cut and glue but this time because it was digital if I messed up I can just press undo instead of staring all over again. This was done in Adobe Photoshop CS6.

Snowflake 1 pattern port .pdf.jpg

Sea Creature Spots

This project was to create three spots that followed one theme. I wanted to create cute sea creatures. These were done in Adobe Illustrator CS6.

Digital work

This group is all of the digital work. I use Adobe Illustrator for all my digital works, it is very similar to working in paper. I love creating characters and patterns for surface design.

A is for Alligator

A is for Anteater

A is for Arctic fox

A is for Armadillo pink

A is for Armadillo purple

B is for Bear

B is for Bumblebee

C is for Cheetah

D is for Dolphin

E is for Eagle

E is for Emperor penguin

E is for Elephant

F is for Fox

F is for Flamingp

G is for Giraffe

G is for Great white shark

H is for Hammerhead

H is for Hummingbird

H is for hedgehog

I is for Impala

J is for Jellyfish pink

J is for Jellyfish purple

K is for Koala

K is for Kiwi bird

K is for Kangaroo

L is for Llama

O is for Ostrich

O is for Owl blue

O is for Owl purple

O is for Octopus purple

O is for Octopus blue

O is for Otters

P is for Polar bear

P is for Pelican

P is for Parrot

Q is for Quail

R is for Rabbit

U is for Unicorn pink

U is for Unicorn blue

A is for Alligator

A is for Anteater

A is for Arctic fox

A is for Armadillo pink

A is for Armadillo purple

B is for Bear

B is for Bumblebee

C is for Cheetah

D is for Dolphin

E is for Eagle

E is for Emperor penguin

E is for Elephant

F is for Fox

F is for Flamingp

G is for Giraffe

G is for Great white shark

H is for Hammerhead

H is for Hummingbird

H is for hedgehog

I is for Impala

J is for Jellyfish pink

J is for Jellyfish purple

K is for Koala

K is for Kiwi bird

K is for Kangaroo

L is for Llama

O is for Ostrich

O is for Owl blue

O is for Owl purple

O is for Octopus purple

O is for Octopus blue

O is for Otters

P is for Polar bear

P is for Pelican

P is for Parrot

Q is for Quail

R is for Rabbit

U is for Unicorn pink

U is for Unicorn blue

These ABC's illustrations are cute and whimiscal and for sale! Email me if you would like to purchase one.

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