Making Believe Blog

Character Refresh

makingbelieve — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:05:29 +0000

I was recently approached by Princess Katie and Rocket Steve, who are a rock band for kids. They were looking to reinvent the current cartoon characters of themselves, they use on all their CDs, website, videos and promotional materials. Looking to appeal to a broader children’s market, they wanted their current characters redone with a cuter, younger look. They approached several artists to contribute a sketch of their vision of the new characters. The posted sketch is my contribution to the mix. They are currently still deciding which artist’s solution will work best for their needs.

If you’re interested seeing their current characters before the big change, head on over to Princess Katie & Racer Steve. While you are there check out some of their songs. They may be a “rock band for kids” but no children are required to enjoy their music.

Regards
P.

The Bowling Pin People Portrait Gallery presents …Lost in Oklahoma

makingbelieve — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:36:06 +0000

This is the first in a series of illustrations, I’m working that are part of “the Bowling Pin People Portrait Gallery”. Each character in the illustrations begin life as the shape of a bowling pin (hence the gallery name). Each illustration will be rendered in illustrator using a limited color palette (2-4 colors). I hope to have a new gallery portrait each month (along with the usual illustration mayhem squeezed in between), so stick around and enjoy!

The portrait title is from a country song I liked by Hank lll. If you’re a country music fan give it a listen, here’s the You Tube link.

Regards “Y’all” …PeterC

ALL ARTWORK IS COPYRIGHTED BY PETER CAMPOFIORI, IT IS ILLEGAL TO PUBLISH OR PRINT ANY SUCH ARTWORK OR TEXT WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION BY THE ARTIST.

2012

makingbelieve — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 04:32:26 +0000

Just as I thought I was slowing down for the year, a sudden flurry of work came in. All of it concept art. One is for a children’s video game and the other a character refresh for a rock band for kids. If things go well these two projects could turn into a lot of illustration work for the new year. …And I am also working on my own project “The Bowling Pin People Portrait Gallery”. Stay tuned.

Regards

Food Donation Poster

makingbelieve — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:49:50 +0000

This is a poster I just recently created for a charity food drive. It was a non paying assignment, but I’m always glad to donate my time to a good cause. I decided to create the poster in illustrator because the client wasn’t sure what size they wanted the final art. So I knew vector art would give them the flexibility to size it to what ever dimensions they wish without sacrificing resolution quality … and their only request was the poster had to have penguins. (client wishes to remain anonymous ...i don’t know why).

Yes. I’m still here..

makingbelieve — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:40:13 +0000

No, I haven’t been swallowed up by a black hole or exploring a parallel universe. Work has been slow recently, so I am taking the time to catch up on other things. I should be up and running with some new posts in December.
Regards
P.

Fashion Show Illustration

makingbelieve — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:11:56 +0000

This was an illustration I did (last year, I forgot all about this one) for a charity event at my daughter’s school. The theme was Mardi Gras. It was used on all the promotional material for the event. Posters, flyers and the cover of the sponsors booklet. If I remember right (after all, it was last year) a good time was had by all.

Come here… come here. Your will is strong, Van Helsing.

makingbelieve — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:45:56 +0000

This is an image I created for the home page of my iSpot account. I’ve been reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula and was inspired to illustrate something creepy. Boo!

All artwork is copyrighted by Peter Campofiori, it is illegal to publish or print any such artwork or text without written permission by the artist

The Not So Crazy Scientist -in Living Color

makingbelieve — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:51:57 +0000

I recently received a call back from Macmillan Publishers. I had done a series of black and white illustrations for one of their children’s books. (see post here). It was so well received I was ask to revisit the project and add color to the illustrations. Now, not through the magic of pixie dust (sorry Tink) …The Not So Crazy Scientist in Living Color!

All images are the copyright of Macmillan Publishers and cannot be reproduced in any way, shape or form without permission.

the Two Tiki Resort. Best kept secret for vacationing in Never Never Land. A real hotspot for Peter Pan and the Mermaids.

makingbelieve — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:50:42 +0000

Another work in progress by Peter Campofiori. I need to hit the lottery for a couple million, so I can spend all my time completing my illustrations. But until then clients come first.All artwork is copyrighted by Peter Campofiori, it is illegal to publish or print any such artwork or text without written permission by the artist

George and the Lil Devils on hold..

makingbelieve — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:03:58 +0000

Just received an email to colorize some black and white illustrations, for a job I did back at the beginning of the year. We’ll have to put the Lil Devil illustrations on hold for a few weeks. I’ll try and post some other sketches as I get the time.

Regards
PeterC