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watercolour illustration of a dark fairy by author and filmmaker John E. Brito

Fighting the Dark Fairy

July 20, 2020by John E. Brito Leave a comment

I did this illustration a while ago, when I was writing Below the Floor, my illustrated fantasy children´s book. I was thinking about the knautbolds, a fierce but good-hearted tribe […]

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author's sketchbook, Below the Floor
fantasy children`s book with watercolour illustrations by John E. Brito

The Caterpillar shining through

February 21, 2017by John E. Brito 8 Comments

Last week the second hardcover test print of my fantasy children`s book, Below the Floor, finally arrived (“Das Dorf unter dem Fußboden” as it will be published in German first). […]

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Below the Floor, On Self Publishing, Uncategorized
fairytale children`s book by John E. Brito

Below the Floor will be released in German – First

November 8, 2016by John E. Brito 2 Comments

I initially had planned to release my first fantasy children`s book in English. It seemed to be the right fit for it. I wrote “Below the Floor” in German and […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, On Self Publishing
the Knautbold: an original watercolor ilustration for a fantasy childrens`s book character by John E. Brito

We got a Winner!

November 1, 2016by John E. Brito Leave a comment

A big thank you goes to everybody who took the time to complete the survey I launched three weeks ago. It was of really great help and I have already […]

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fairytale fantasy book illustration by John E. Brito

Win an Original Artwork from Below the Floor

October 11, 2016by John E. Brito 3 Comments

The production of the fantasy book Below the Floor is going well and the next thing I will have to do is painting the book cover illustration. Here is where […]

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Below the Floor

Lessons Learned from Creating a First Children’s Book – I

January 12, 2016by John E. Brito 18 Comments

The Creation of the fairytale book Below the Floor is going well and as I mentioned in my last blog post, it is time to recap some of the lessons […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Life as an artist, On Self Publishing, on writing
fairytale fantasy children's book illustration by John E. Brito

See the Final Colour Scheme of the Fairytale Caterpillar Metro

October 21, 2015by John E. Brito 2 Comments

As a returning reader you might know, that I am pretty far with the creation of the illustrations for my first fairy tale book, Below the Floor. Below you can […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Fairy
illustration for the fairytale book Below the Floor by John Brito

What Does A Cat Think When It Sees A Wan Tau?

August 11, 2015by John E. Brito 3 Comments

If you are a returning reader you might know that at the center of my fairytale, Below the Floor, there is a little kobold tribe called the Wan Tau which […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Director's Sketchbook
fairy tale creature illustration by John E. Brito

The Eightlings – Tiny Fairies

August 4, 2015by John E. Brito 4 Comments

The smallest race in the fairy tale Below the Floor? That´s easy… the eightlings! Those fellows are 1/8th the size of a grown up Wan Tau and usually live near […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Director's Sketchbook
fairytale caterpillar metro by John Brito

Update on the Caterpillar Metro

July 28, 2015by John E. Brito 2 Comments

Some weeks ago I posted my first sketches for the caterpillar metro which appears in my fairy tale. I´m curreently pumping out one image after the other to get the […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Director's Sketchbook, Fairy
fairy tale character for Below the Floor by John Brito

Evolution of a Fairy – III

July 21, 2015by John E. Brito 5 Comments

After I knew what the face of Leto, the hero of my fairy tale, looked like it was time to design his clothes. I always had known that the Wan […]

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Below the Floor, Children's Books, Director's Sketchbook, Fairy
fairy tale character out of sketchbook by John Brito

Evolution of a Fairy – II

July 14, 2015by John E. Brito 2 Comments

After I had defined the main characteristics of Leto, the little hero of my fairy tale Below the Floor, I tried different versions of the nose and eyes. I knew […]

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