Train27 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hello, my name is Jon. I am a 28 year old Male and I have a 2 ALMOST 3 year old. He is my entire world. He too is a HUGE Green Day fan, everytime I ask him "What do you want to listen to?" He says, "Green Day!" He loves One Eyed Bastard because he gets to say "son of a bitch!" (Don't judge me, I can raise my kid how I want to. He is very polite and has manners.) It's funny that he thinks a swear word he has to ask permission and whisper but when he's signing to a song, which is Green Day and Kid's music; he BELTS it! I am not TOO artsy but I've been messing around with procreate and I'm having some fun with it. I was just smoking outside and I had a high thought... What if I were to make a Green Day kids book? If anyone has ANY tips on how to get better at childrens art (chibi, not too crazy detailed) I would really appreciate the help! My messages are open... BUT!!! Here's the fun part!! What would I call it? Where would I start? What eras would I cover? I'm thinking an era per page, but what lore should I put in it? There's lots to think of. Thanks in advanced, Jon. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 6 hours ago, Train27 said: Hello, my name is Jon. I am a 28 year old Male and I have a 2 ALMOST 3 year old. He is my entire world. He too is a HUGE Green Day fan, everytime I ask him "What do you want to listen to?" He says, "Green Day!" He loves One Eyed Bastard because he gets to say "son of a bitch!" (Don't judge me, I can raise my kid how I want to. He is very polite and has manners.) It's funny that he thinks a swear word he has to ask permission and whisper but when he's signing to a song, which is Green Day and Kid's music; he BELTS it! I am not TOO artsy but I've been messing around with procreate and I'm having some fun with it. I was just smoking outside and I had a high thought... What if I were to make a Green Day kids book? If anyone has ANY tips on how to get better at childrens art (chibi, not too crazy detailed) I would really appreciate the help! My messages are open... BUT!!! Here's the fun part!! What would I call it? Where would I start? What eras would I cover? I'm thinking an era per page, but what lore should I put in it? There's lots to think of. Thanks in advanced, Jon. This sounds so fun. So many ways you can go there’s no right answer. Just to throw some thoughts out there you’d first want to consider the target age group so that it’s written with the child’s comprehension and interest in mind. As for art, unless you have art skills, there are so many great artists that are fans out there. See one who does work you like in the right style? Ask them to illustrate your book as a fun project. Now if it was me, (I’m a writer myself) I think it would be cute to do a series, a book for each era, but with cartoon images of Green Day as little kids, but in their iconic looks for each one (Dookie, Nimrod/Warning, AI, etc), each book telling a simple story around being in a band and making music, focusing on friendship and doing what you love. What do you think? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDayJunkie86 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 8 hours ago, Train27 said: Hello, my name is Jon. I am a 28 year old Male and I have a 2 ALMOST 3 year old. He is my entire world. He too is a HUGE Green Day fan, everytime I ask him "What do you want to listen to?" He says, "Green Day!" He loves One Eyed Bastard because he gets to say "son of a bitch!" (Don't judge me, I can raise my kid how I want to. He is very polite and has manners.) It's funny that he thinks a swear word he has to ask permission and whisper but when he's signing to a song, which is Green Day and Kid's music; he BELTS it! I am not TOO artsy but I've been messing around with procreate and I'm having some fun with it. I was just smoking outside and I had a high thought... What if I were to make a Green Day kids book? If anyone has ANY tips on how to get better at childrens art (chibi, not too crazy detailed) I would really appreciate the help! My messages are open... BUT!!! Here's the fun part!! What would I call it? Where would I start? What eras would I cover? I'm thinking an era per page, but what lore should I put in it? There's lots to think of. Thanks in advanced, Jon. Your raising that kid right! I used to write stories and enter them in contests for some extra cash, but I've failed everytime, so I don't know if I can help you there, lol. I might be able to help with the name. Let me think for a while.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train27 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 6 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said: This sounds so fun. So many ways you can go there’s no right answer. Just to throw some thoughts out there you’d first want to consider the target age group so that it’s written with the child’s comprehension and interest in mind. As for art, unless you have art skills, there are so many great artists that are fans out there. See one who does work you like in the right style? Ask them to illustrate your book as a fun project. Now if it was me, (I’m a writer myself) I think it would be cute to do a series, a book for each era, but with cartoon images of Green Day as little kids, but in their iconic looks for each one (Dookie, Nimrod/Warning, AI, etc), each book telling a simple story around being in a band and making music, focusing on friendship and doing what you love. What do you think? I think this sounds perfect! Thanks for the advice!! 4 hours ago, GreenDayJunkie86 said: Your raising that kid right! I used to write stories and enter them in contests for some extra cash, but I've failed everytime, so I don't know if I can help you there, lol. I might be able to help with the name. Let me think for a while.... Sounds good!! Thank you so much! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Looks like you’re getting a lot of good feedback on reddit and a few artist volunteers. Show us when it’s done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train27 Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Just now, pacejunkie punk said: Looks like you’re getting a lot of good feedback on reddit and a few artist volunteers. Show us when it’s done Reddit took off... I'm so glad that people can come together over a simple idea.. Green Day would kick ASS as a childrens book. Your idea was perfect also, to do a book on each era and show the friendship. This is gonna be a lot of research and I feel so lost. But as a HUGE Green Day fan since 9 years old with nothing but time and YouTube videos of the boys I think I got this, hopefully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 3 minutes ago, Train27 said: Reddit took off... I'm so glad that people can come together over a simple idea.. Green Day would kick ASS as a childrens book. Your idea was perfect also, to do a book on each era and show the friendship. This is gonna be a lot of research and I feel so lost. But as a HUGE Green Day fan since 9 years old with nothing but time and YouTube videos of the boys I think I got this, hopefully... DM me if you have any questions, I can help you with structuring a simple story or edit what you have. Go to a bookstore and see some examples in your chosen age range Or you can reach out to this person and ask if they’d make a custom Green Day book hecreative.com (link isn’t copying) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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