rosies art and animation – Rosie's Art And Animation

Today I thought that it would be a nice change to talk about the inspiration behind my project ‘What’s Behind That Door?’. After finishing my animation degree, I was lost. Instead of walking off the graduation stage into a job I found myself in a corridor filled with doors. Literally. Haha, but jokes aside, at first, I was so scared to open a new door, I was scared of what could be on the other side. Eventually it got easier to knock on doors. ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’ I tell myself. The worst that could happen is not getting a reply or getting a ‘no’, and that’s it! But, that’s not the end. Just because one door didn’t open, it doesn’t mean another won’t. There are lots of doors so it doesn’t hurt to give it a try, and who knows, some doors surprise will you in ways you’ll never expect. There are always new doors around us to discover and explore, we’ve just got to start searching. Even when I don’t hear anything back, or the door I try doesn’t open, I don’t regret it because I know that I’ve given it a try. Anyway, getting off topic, I just wanted to encourage you to try new things and new opportunities no matter how small or how scary it might be. You are amazing and special so don’t let that little anxiety monster tell you that you can’t do this, or you’re not qualified enough to knock on that door. You can do this so why not give it a try?

What’s Behind That Door? Created by Hannah Rosie.

You can find my book at the attached links:

ISBN (Hard cover): 978-0-6451603-0-7

Target, Amazon, Booktopia, Dymocks

ISBN (Paper back): 978-06451603-1-4

Booktopia, Amazon,

ISBN (ebook): 978-06451603-2-1

Amazon, Booktopia

😀 Thank you so much for your support! This book won’t be here without your encouragement! 😊 Keep an eye on this website because I have a lot more speed draws and art to come! 😀 Peace out! ✌😉

Hey, I’m back with another speed draw! This time I’m going to talk about the hardest and trickiest thing to draw, the front cover. Have you ever heard the saying ‘don’t judge a book by it’s cover’? Unfortunately, we still do judge books by their covers, it’s how we decide whether it’s worth our time. A book’s cover is what draws people in, it’s just like those sample taste testers you get in the supermarket. We buy with our eyes. It’s what took me so long to draw up a front cover, because in my mind it needed to be perfect. Something I’ve learnt through all of this, is that it’s ok to not to illustrate and draw the cover first, make the rest of the book first and come back to it. I’ve also learnt to try new things, draft our a few designs 1 to 5, and pick the best layout. The rest will come to you later. You might even find that once you start drawing it more ideas will come up or you will find more things to add or change. The possibilities are endless, anyway what I was trying to get at is just simply start.