Illustrator Saturday – Bruce Arant

Bruce Arant graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in marketing.   For as long as he can remember, Bruce has had a passion for drawing.  He is self-taught in a variety of mediums that include pencil, ink, colored pencil and watercolor, and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.  Much of his work provides aspiring authors with presentation quality artwork to accompany their manuscripts as they solicit publishers or choose to self-publish.  Prior to launching Arant Creative Group as a full-time illustrator and editor, Bruce enjoyed a career of nearly 20 years in the magazine and custom publishing industry where he held a variety of editorial and creative positions in addition to his work as a freelance illustrator.

I love these titles:

Floss Every Knight

Friday Night at “Lilly’s Pad”

A Smile for the Princess

Gargling Gargoyles

Say “Cheeeth”

The First Editor

From Reaching for a Star

Now for a couple of Bruce’s pencil drawings

From Daniel and the Bird

From Daniel and the Bird

From Reaching for a Star

Now here is a piece that shows Bruce’s process from start to finish

Hand study for piece

Sizing hands to scale

Cleaned up for Final

New piece created for the Illustrator’s Intensive assignment in November.

Worst Best Friend

Bruce is represented by Marie L. Galastro of MLG & Associates, Princeton, NJ.  All inquiries regarding Bruce’s work can be sent to marie@mlgpubgroup.com.  You can visit his website at www.arantcreative.com

Hope you enjoyed seeing Bruce’s illustrations as much as I did posting them for you to see.

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy