tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16145634000386826542024-02-07T23:42:29.197+11:00Chris KennettChris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.comBlogger306125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-80356035617576091982017-11-15T10:37:00.002+11:002017-11-15T10:37:35.765+11:00NEW WEBSITE!Hey folks! After many years and some great support through this blog, I've now put together a professional website to showcase all my work which will also incorporate <a href="https://chriskennett.com/news/" target="_blank">my blog on a new platform.</a><br />
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I hope to see you over there and thanks for your support :)<br />Chris </div>
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Very excited to share the cover art for my latest project, Star Wars: The Big Golden Book of Aliens, Creatures, and Beasts.</div>
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The book isn't due for release until Jan 2018, but you can already preorder via <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Book-Aliens-Creatures-Beasts/dp/073643691X/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ATHDRJXF2HEZ0EQYWSNT" target="_blank">Amazon</a>. Pretty crazy seeing as I'm still only at the roughs stage for the internal pages!</div>
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Anyhoo, this will be the 5th Golden book title I've worked on and it really is a BIG one! Double the size in actual size and scope! So far its a ton of fun to work. I can't wait to share some more in the future.</div>
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Looking forward to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BendigoRCandTFair/" target="_blank">Bendigo Record Comic and Toy Fair</a> this Sunday (12th March 2017). It will mark my first time in Australia as a stall holder. Hopefully now that I have some of the set up I can look into other events. But for now I'm happy to keep it local.</div>
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Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-22336338305210959492017-01-12T09:44:00.000+11:002017-01-12T09:44:22.347+11:00Star Wars Little Golden Book - I AM A STORMTROOPER<div style="text-align: center;">
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This month saw the release of my 4th Star Wars Little Golden Book "I am a Stormtrooper". When Random House approached me to do this one I couldn't believe my luck. So many great, iconic moments from across the series and Stormtroopers always look so cool!</div>
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Here are a few snippets from some of my favourite pages.</div>
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Of course there are plenty more in the book itself! You can pick it up <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Stormtrooper-Star-Wars-Little-Golden/dp/073643576X/ref=pd_bxgy_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=073643576X&pd_rd_r=38REWN2FHFEYM5T2R65P&pd_rd_w=Adq5z&pd_rd_wg=ru7FY&psc=1&refRID=38REWN2FHFEYM5T2R65P" target="_blank">here</a> or in book shops across the USA.</div>
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<br />Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-82934098158589767442017-01-12T09:12:00.000+11:002017-01-12T09:12:29.622+11:00Boomer at the Bat - Stan Lee's Kids Universe<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaXR-XEptowiDgz3F3X8x8bv8RTabkC5ftaohyphenhyphen7utq-nLBi3qqyT5j1_ydV_PglN2J5hZe3CYWqr7I5tDAgw0Be-f2-6xLIuemOmd-sc0Ao8NDCiNVXRrSZ9TUtGlfIaG_nlMuwuYv1KB/s1600/fb5119b2-76d6-4ee7-a5e9-c6877c4d2cff.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhaXR-XEptowiDgz3F3X8x8bv8RTabkC5ftaohyphenhyphen7utq-nLBi3qqyT5j1_ydV_PglN2J5hZe3CYWqr7I5tDAgw0Be-f2-6xLIuemOmd-sc0Ao8NDCiNVXRrSZ9TUtGlfIaG_nlMuwuYv1KB/s400/fb5119b2-76d6-4ee7-a5e9-c6877c4d2cff.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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I'm extremely pleased to announce a new upcoming book that has seen me team up, once <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scram-Pire-Reluctant-Kid-Vampire-KiteReaders-Monster-ebook/dp/B0093BG0VK/ref=la_B008E5HLFU_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1484171826&sr=1-7" target="_blank">again</a>, with the talented <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Julia-Dweck/e/B008E5HLFU" target="_blank">Julia Dweck</a>. This time we are incredibly honoured to be partnered up with the legendary STAN LEE, under his own publishing house <a href="https://www.stanleeskidsuniverse.com/" target="_blank">Stan Lee's Kids Universe</a>!<br />
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The book "Boomer at the Bat" is out May 22 2017 and stars a whole host of little critters who are quite partial to a bit of sporting activity!<br />
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As if that wasn't enough I had the opportunity of drawing the great man himself, which now adorns the official SLKU logo. </div>
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Here's a little video of a quick 20 min sketch I did of *Dug from Pixar's "UP". Its all squished up into a handy, bite sized, 1 minute chunk. You didn't think I expected you to sit for a full 20 minutes did you? Gracious! Who has that sort of time on their hands these days?<br />
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If you're even busier than that, here's the finished product for you. No doubt you've got your jacket half on, a piece of toast dangling comedically from your mouth and your backing out of the room right now. Aren't you?<br />
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Go on get out of here, you busy bee. Go get em!<br />
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Last Thursday (30th June 2016) I was interviewed by the lovely Larissa Romensky from ABC Central Vic, about my work on the Star Wars Golden Books. You can read the full interview <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-01/chris-kennett-photocopier-to-international-star-wars-illustrator/7556984">here</a> as well as see a brief working video of Mr Vader.<br />
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News soon got around and what started off as a nice interview for a website ended up becoming National news, culminating in a Channel 9 News story and live interview to the nation on ABC News24.<br />
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But I'm truly humbled by the reactions I've received since then and I'm grateful, every day, that I've been fortunate enough to work on something so beloved as Star Wars.<br />
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Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-42226451857528842782016-05-30T11:15:00.001+10:002016-05-30T19:52:04.946+10:00Bannockburn Primary School - Residency<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So last week (23-27 May 2016) I was lucky enough to be invited along to Bannockburn Primary School (just outside of Geelong) to be their artist in residence. </div>
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Throughout the week I drew Monsters with the Preps, Grade 1-3 and brainstormed some original character designs with Grade 4-6.</div>
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I was completely blown away by the level of creativity and imagination that came out during our brief 1 hour sessions. Together we created all the characters you see above, plus many more on paper which I didn't manage to get photos of.</div>
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It was a great experience and I'm extremely flattered to have been asked along to such a fun and art loving school.</div>
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Check out this spiffy little book trailer for Bajo and Hex's PIXEL RAIDERS which I illustrated for Scholastic Australia. </div>
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Lots of hard work went into this from all parties and the end result is something we're all very proud of. </div>
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There will be 4 books in this series and Book 1 "DIG WORLD is available for pre-order now and released May 1st 2016. Wheeee!</div>
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*Fun Fact: I managed to sneak my family into this Bus picture. Unfortunately my wife got cropped out of the final printed version. That's showbiz!</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">From PIXEL RAIDERS #1:</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><i style="font-size: 11pt;">Dig World<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">by Bajo & Hex</span></div>
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"Space Camp"</div>
Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-39067395032155387562016-03-23T10:12:00.000+11:002016-04-21T10:41:29.732+10:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 12: NON DOMINANT HAND<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-42133455549833927822016-03-09T10:08:00.000+11:002016-04-21T10:08:39.968+10:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 10: ANIMAL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Oh Hai"</div>
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Cheeky ol' wolf up to no good. I spent a bit of extra time this week fleshing out the background for this piece. I'm usually a bit of a background skipper in my personal work, especially if I'm pushed for time. Not this time. POW!Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-25307341764530089842016-03-02T10:04:00.000+11:002016-04-21T10:05:01.367+10:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 9: WATERCOLOUR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Duck Dive"</div>
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Tried to experiment with some watery effects for this one. Not technically a watercolour piece, but a digital watercolour piece is as good as I can do ;)Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-74216658196039301812016-02-26T15:29:00.000+11:002016-02-26T15:29:01.340+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 8: HORIZON<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Where the World ends"</div>
Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-28346768639939163512016-02-19T15:23:00.000+11:002016-02-19T15:23:30.132+11:00Pixel Raiders<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Very proud to announce this upcoming book I've recently illustrated.</div>
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Written by ABC3's Good Game presenters Bajo and Hex, it focuses on Rip and Mei and their adventures through multiple digital realms.</div>
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This is my first move <i>away</i> from picture books into the world of Children's fiction and I can't think of a better project to be a part of. I can't share much from it yet, but since the cover has been released online, I figure its fair game.</div>
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If you have some young gamers in your life they will definitely get a kick out of this. Available for preorder <a href="http://www.booktopia.com.au/pixel-raiders-bajo-hex/prod9781760159252.html">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">From PIXEL RAIDERS #1:</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><i style="font-size: 11pt;">Dig World<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span style="font-size: 11pt;">by Bajo & Hex</span></div>
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Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-69564931511161229792016-02-17T11:48:00.001+11:002016-02-17T11:48:32.231+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 7: KINDERGARTEN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Cheeky Little Monkeys"</div>
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"Digital Love"</div>
<br />Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-13775809082500109262016-02-04T11:53:00.002+11:002016-02-04T11:53:34.254+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 5: 1920s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-89270890663293580122016-01-27T11:51:00.000+11:002016-02-04T11:52:12.234+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 4: SWIMMING<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Hello there little fella"</div>
Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-85131616699781830632016-01-20T11:50:00.000+11:002016-02-04T11:51:08.491+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 3: THEME PARK<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Whoops!"</div>
<br />Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-12289235052511291762016-01-13T11:48:00.000+11:002016-02-04T11:49:56.157+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 2: OUTDOORS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"Gone Fishin"</div>
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Chris Kennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08598125999909952404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1614563400038682654.post-15118657399866502142016-01-06T11:42:00.000+11:002016-02-04T18:23:48.942+11:0052 Week Illustration Challenge - Week 1: FANCY DRESS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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"I'm looking for the man who shot my Paw!"</div>
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This year I'm attempting the 52 Week Illustration Challenge. That's a brand new themed illustration, every week for 52 weeks. I did attempt this last year, but for various reasons I fell short towards the end of the year.</div>
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It's run by a fantastic bunch of Aussie ladies over of Facebook, who monitor submissions week in week out. If you're on the book called "face", you can check out the page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/illo52weeks/">here</a>.</div>
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If nothing else, it'll bring me back to regular updates on the blog. If anyone's still out there?</div>
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