WONDERFUL COLORS
Michaël Cailloux Since our last edition where I spoke to Michaël about his book 'Merveilleuses Nature', he has published “Merveilleuses Couleurs” where he challenges the reader to search for a camouflaged animal which he describes in an haïku (a form of Japanese poetry). The book is intended for all ages to play with and expand their minds.
How do you compose your illustrations in 'Merveilleuses couleurs'? The first step is with Nathalie Béreau, were we research all the elements corresponding to each color: blue, yellow, red, green. Although the green color was reasonably easy to research, because it is a common color present
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everywhere in nature, it was much harder to find elements for blue, purple or pink. The second step for me was to draw each element without thinking about the composition, this took several months. Then I created each composition. This is very exciting and is the stage I enjoy most because I imagine myself creating my own universe.
