MONSTERS IN PAJAMAS!

Alright everyone its time for the next contest. This next challenge will be moving closer as a group to the final project: that is making a group childrens book about monsters. The central idea to the book is that monsters are much like little boys and girls when it comes to bedtime, they wear pajamas. The difference is that they wear them in ways that would be unexpected.

The newest contest would center on coming up with a monster design that is similar anatomically to a little boy or girl; size, proportions, likability, etc. This would be similar to what Sesame Street has done for many years, make likable monsters. We had some great entries from our earlier monster contest and I suggest you start there for inspiration if you aren't sure where to start. We need a character or many that kids would look at and laugh along with as they wear their pajamas in funny ways. You could even use shows like Sesame Street for inspiration, but make sure the characters are original, originally yours that is.

I want to have the book printed this year so we need to start this project moving along quicker than before. The monsters from the earlier contest will be incorporated into the beginning part of the book but this next contest will be the latter half of the book. We need to get this ball rolling so lets make the deadline:

Due Midnight on March 31st, 2010.

Monsters!

Here are the Monsters! Thanks to everyone that submitted monsters for our contest. There are some fun entries, great job. They’re all in first name alphabetical order.

Sock Monster (lives in washing machine, makes socks) and Chocolate Monster

Aubrey Stout

The Parent Monster

Becca Wiser

Smarty Pants Monster, Teething Monster, and Speedy Monster

Kristi Gustafson

Bobby the Gooey Monster

Liezl Gustafson (age 5)

Garden Monster, Mime Monster, and Arctic Monster

Nate Stout

Patsy the Hairy Monster

Quincy Gustafson (almost 3)

Auguste

Scott Wiser

Modi

Scott Wiser

Man Mader (inspired by a mountain range)

Scott Wiser

Scott Wiser

Tanya Guymon

Taylor Thompson

Taylor Thompson

'MONSTERS!' Contest

I had a fun book idea that I think we will work on as a group. (Thanks to my talented, beautiful, and creative wife Aubrey who had the idea.) The story is all about monsters. So as a quick contest I want you to design your very own monster. What would one look like if you saw one? I want them all to look different, like in Monsters, Inc. Come up with your own monsters; actually, come up with as many as you want.

We will all take these ideas and make a book together with group illustrations at a later date but lets see what we get from this. The submissions can be a simple sketch or you could color it, maybe you even take it to a full rendered drawing. Just have fun with it, I'm not looking for anything complex, also don't be intimidated if drawing isn't your thing. This contest is more about creativity. The book will be for little kids so don't go freakishly scary, more on the end of fun and light.

Lets have these in by December 30th, 2009; 11:59 PM.