{"id":72,"date":"2016-08-01T09:05:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T09:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.emilysper.com\/blog\/?p=72"},"modified":"2016-08-02T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T13:57:09","slug":"follow-the-yarn-a-book-of-colors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.emilysper.com\/blog\/follow-the-yarn-a-book-of-colors\/","title":{"rendered":"Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cover of “Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors,” a new board book to be released September 1, 2016.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The star of Follow the Yarn<\/em> is Batman Wilcox-Warren. The idea for a concept book about colors, that would also be a game, had been kicking around my head for a few years, but I hadn’t found a kitten to photograph. Then my friend Bob told me his family had adopted a kitten. My first question was, “Can I come photograph your kitten playing with a ball of yarn?”<\/p>\n

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Batman playing with ball of yarn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A few days later, I headed down the street with my camera equipment and a ball of yarn. My new lens turned out to be slow for Batman, a fast kitten, but I managed to get the shots I needed to illustrate the book.<\/p>\n

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Batman playing with ball of yarn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Working with photographs of a black kitten wasn’t easy. I kept the kitten black to contrast the different colors of yarn. At first my illustrations were solid black, but I realized tones and details would help define the kitten’s body. While I was at it, I gave Batman a pair of blue contact lenses!<\/p>\n

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Interior spread from “Follow the Yarn: A Book of Colors”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

White, the final color, was tricky, but when you look through the book, you’ll see my solution…and Batman doesn’t suddenly turn white, as in an early iteration.<\/p>\n

Follow the Yarn<\/em> is dedicated to Batman and Dipity. Now you know who Batman is, but who’s Dipity?<\/p>\n

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My sister, Jane, with Dipity<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Growing up, near where my family lived, there was an egg farm. One day, we went to buy eggs and came home with a kitten! We named her Serendipity, which got shortened to Dipity, and, at times, Dip.<\/p>\n

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