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April 20, 2013

Final Spreads for my Senior Thesis Project :) 
Beautiful Pearl is a children’s book about discovery and appreciation for many forms of beauty, which are often times hidden behind the unusual, intimidating, and unknown. Sometimes we have to be curious instead of compliant with the norm. Pearl finds beauty in many different creatures she never knew existed, and discovers that she was more beautiful for her kindness and courage than she ever knew.

Tags: Beautiful Pearl Melissa Marroquin Children's Book Illustration Children's Books Underwater Ocean Sea Whale Jellyfish Seahorse Fish Tuna Octopus Octopi Mermaids Blowfish Bubbles Seaweed Moral Beauty

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April 09, 2013
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An older piece that I finished loooong ago and am now finally posting!

An older piece that I finished loooong ago and am now finally posting!


Tags: fantasy witches evil good illustration children's book vulture child mother mothernature mother nature green pink

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March 20, 2013
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Sneak Peak of one of the spreads for the children’s book Beautiful Pearl, progress!!

Sneak Peak of one of the spreads for the children’s book Beautiful Pearl, progress!!

Tags: Beautiful Pearl children's book illustration melissa marroquin octopus octopi watercolor

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March 17, 2013
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Happy Saint Patty’s! Be Safe everyone!

Happy Saint Patty’s! Be Safe everyone!

Tags: st patrick's day saint patty's leprechaun

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March 12, 2013
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Fruit-a-bet and accordion fruit-a-bet!! Mini in full color with cover to come!

Tags: accordian book illustratin handmade book tiny book ink little apples banana cantaloupe dragon fruit eggplant

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February 25, 2013
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Final image for Giraffes Can Read!

Final image for Giraffes Can Read!


Tags: children's book giraffe read books coffee shop illustration digital painting calm

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February 25, 2013
First sketch for Giraffes Can Read piece. There are some extra things that didn’t make it to the final that are in this image for composition purposes only, so I exterminated them.

First sketch for Giraffes Can Read piece. There are some extra things that didn’t make it to the final that are in this image for composition purposes only, so I exterminated them.

Tags: Warm Up Sketch sketch process drawing preliminary sketchbook illustration

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February 12, 2013
Experimenting with hand lettering!

Experimenting with hand lettering!

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February 06, 2013
Final Wormy Witch

Final Wormy Witch

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February 01, 2013
Working Sketch for a new Illustration about the Worm Witch and her band of Wormmites! Final to come soon!

Working Sketch for a new Illustration about the Worm Witch and her band of Wormmites! 

Final to come soon!

Tags: worm witch children's book halloween adventure night creepy houses flying bones skeleton

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November 22, 2012
Some of the Christmas Monsters for cards this year! ^_^

Some of the Christmas Monsters for cards this year! ^_^

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October 31, 2012
studying feet, Ref pic looked at: http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/?order=9&q=foot#/d4vzkzn

studying feet, Ref pic looked at: http://browse.deviantart.com/resources/stockart/?order=9&q=foot#/d4vzkzn

Tags: feet foot study foot study toes perspectives drawings illustrations ink drawing ink study curled toes tippy toes heel up melissa marroquin

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October 30, 2012
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more stuff i’m doing instead of classwork

more stuff i’m doing instead of classwork

Tags: dripping ink drop falling water under it art illustration black and white relax peace calm serenity

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October 25, 2012
study of limited color

study of limited color

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October 25, 2012
Alien land inhabited by humans.

Alien land inhabited by humans.

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