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Paul Morton posted a status
"finished dummy for Ping Ping, very pleased with it. Ready to submit. Might have to change his name there's a phone co. called Ping Ping."
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CRAZY MONSTER MIXER PUBLISHED

CRAZY MONSTER MIXER IS PUBLISHED!GET A COPY HERE.http://ning.it/QWIv2bOver 4 months in the making, many notebooks and tons of sketches and over 9Gb, that's NINE GIGABYTES of new artwork.14 monsters in total but the potential to create many, many more as you mix new ones from existing body parts.Over 50 full screens are displayed in the book - made of almost 500 individual images or 'assets'150 sound files - 2 colouring-in pages - and over 20 secret buttons…See More
Nov 20, 2012
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"Putting the finishing touches to my new app. Crazy Monster Mixer. 4 months work & lots of new back stories for each monster. a/w post soon"
Oct 29, 2012
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Bridget Strevens-Marzo left a comment for Paul Morton
"Thanks for friending Paul and for your email.  Bit of sorting out to do this week but will get back to you on that asap!  "
Jul 27, 2012
Claire O'Brien left a comment for Paul Morton
"Yes it was nice to meet you too, I will definitely do my best to be at the next event, it was great fun. Best of luck with the pigs and ice cream : )"
Jul 22, 2012
Paul Morton commented on Maureen Lynas's event 'Picture Book Workshop with Bridget Strevens-Marzo - York'
"Actually I'm completely messed up with my months, the festival is June 21st and we are 'possibly' camping in Snowden on 21st July but that's not yet a definite so I can change my coming status to maybe (at this moment in…"
Jun 12, 2012
Paul Morton commented on Maureen Lynas's event 'Picture Book Workshop with Bridget Strevens-Marzo - York'
"Oh I knew when you mentioned the 21st before maureen that it rang a bell. Barnsley Fake Festival is that day. (rock festival) and we have tickets. Hope it goes well and that i read about it online."
Jun 11, 2012

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About Me
Freelance illustrator running Hot Frog Graphics illustration studio.
Lives with wife Janet in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
What are you working on at the moment?
Two 'scenaramas' for a children's publisher featuring pirates and aquarium, with magnetic items to build the picture.
If you had to recommend just one children's book you've read in the last year, what would it be?
Just read in detail The quiet woman and the noisy dog by Sue Eves, much appreciated.
What is the most important thing you learned about writing or illustrating this year?
Talent is important but persistence is necessary too, and don't cut corners.

here's a support sketch of Ping Ping accompanying the book dummy

Paul Morton's Blog

CRAZY MONSTER MIXER PUBLISHED

CRAZY MONSTER MIXER IS PUBLISHED!

GET A COPY HERE.

http://ning.it/QWIv2b

Over 4 months in the making, many notebooks and tons of sketches and over 9Gb, that's NINE GIGABYTES of new artwork.

14 monsters in total but the potential to create many, many more as you mix new ones from existing body parts.

Over 50 full screens are displayed in the book - made of almost 500 individual images or 'assets'

150 sound files - 2 colouring-in…

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Posted on November 20, 2012 at 23:52

• MY FIRST PICTURE BOOK APP!

• MY FIRST PICTURE BOOK APP!






Just finished work on the conversion of Ga Gunk to become an interactive app.
The artwork for Ga Gunk was finished a couple of years ago and has been seeking a…
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Posted on December 5, 2011 at 18:08 — 1 Comment

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Posted on September 8, 2009 at 23:41

Quick turnaround

Bug Belly came home at the weekend! Unannounced, in a jif bag. Not that I wasn't happy to see him back here, it's just that he came with a rejection letter attached from Walker books.
There were some strong words of encouragement and so I took their advice and sent him off to the next publisher. He was only in the studio for one working day, so that's not a bad pit stop really.
This time I might send off clones to other publishers at the same time.
Ho hum.

Posted on August 5, 2009 at 0:10 — 2 Comments

Submission

Well, it's done!
Bug Belly is currently somewhere in the deepest cellars of Walker books.
Actually it should be with the picture editor as I sent it direct and hopefully it has skipped the slushpile.
Fingers crossed for the long wait.

Friday 22nd May.

Posted on May 23, 2009 at 0:11 — 2 Comments

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At 11:01 on July 27, 2012, Bridget Strevens-Marzo said…

Thanks for friending Paul and for your email.  Bit of sorting out to do this week but will get back to you on that asap!  

At 10:57 on July 22, 2012, Claire O'Brien said…

Yes it was nice to meet you too, I will definitely do my best to be at the next event, it was great fun.

Best of luck with the pigs and ice cream : )

At 18:20 on April 4, 2012, Katherine Lynas said…
Hi Paul,
Don't worry messages on the Ning can be easily overlooked if notifications arn't set up.
Sorry you can't make the next York session, we will have to organise a blog post to give feedback on the day. I am really looking forward to it, Hoping to learn a lot.
I have decided to put my ITB explorations on hold for a bit. I am focussing on getting my portfolio ready to send out. Hopefully it will leave the house sometime this year!
Are you working on another ITB app? How are you progressing?
Nice to hear from you,
Katherine
At 11:14 on January 24, 2012, Maureen Lynas said…

Hi Paul, Please could you click on attending on the York event - thanks. 

At 9:28 on December 12, 2011, Kate Sheppard said…

Thanks Paul, I will certainly take  your advice and see what Candy is up to.

At 22:39 on December 7, 2011, Heather Kilgour said…

:) I keep telling myself I have to actually earn some money before I invest in one. Hopefully next year with UV some might finally fall into place. 

At 22:35 on December 7, 2011, Heather Kilgour said…

Hi Paul, hey your app looks fab, I really must get an ipad sometime. 

At 12:03 on December 7, 2011, Jamie Stevenson said…

Yep, Top That are definitely worth sending to.

At the 1;1 at the conference it was suggested that maybe the publishers I've seen liked my originals but the photocopied dummies that I'm sending are putting them off. So now working on trying to get them looking more professional. Also going to send out some work to card publishers.

That's brilliant news about the pb app for the ipad! Haven't got an ipad yet but think they're great!   

At 12:13 on December 5, 2011, Jamie Stevenson said…

Thanks Paul, hadn't heard of ISSUU, looks good will give it a go. Just thought have you tried Top That Publishing as they do alot of brilliant counting books. Hope everything goes well this week. x

At 11:18 on December 5, 2011, Jamie Stevenson said…

Great to see you again at the conference. Sorry that I didn't say goodbye, had to leave early. Congrats on winning the raffle, keep us posted how it all goes!

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