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Art by: L. Livi Texts by: C. Sesselego, G. Gaston Additional Art by: E. Civiletti, E. Lambusta, M. Bruno Designed by: C. Sesselego, E. Civiletti Lost & Dragon Treasure The art of the Quests - Gerry Gaston's Interactive Adventures Sketchbook - VOL. 1 © 2013 Blue Monkey Studio Blue Monkey Studio di Sesselego, Livi, Civiletti Via XX Settembre 23/b - 16121 Genova IT www.bemystudio.com Cover Art © 2013 Blue Monkey Studio - free, unlimited use is granted to Gerry Gaston Illustrations, characters and their likeliness from "Quest for the Lost Treasure" © 2012 Gerry Gaston - free use has been granted by the copyright holder for the purposes of this book Illustrations, characters and their likeliness from "Quest for the Dragon's Treasure" © 2013 Gerry Gaston - free use is granted by the copyright holder for the purposes of this book Sketches and discarded art from "Quest for the Lost Treasure", "Quest for the Dragon's Treasure" © 2013 Blue Monkey Studio All remaining artwork and previously unpublished art © 2013 Blue Monkey Studio This is an academic work. Gerry Gaston's © appear as historic examples of Blue Monkey Studio artwork for scholarly purposes. All rights reserved.

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Lost & Dragon Treasure

Art of the Quests Gerry Gaston’s Interactive Adventures Sketchbook - Vol. 1

BEFORE YOU START...

There are 4 books in the Quest Series.

The book you have in your hands collects the preliminary sketches, illustration variants, and character design of 2 of them: "Quest for the Lost Treasure" an interactive gamebook for children (age 4-8) with 22 full color illustrations.

"Quest for the Dragon Treasure" - an interactive gamebook for children (age 4-8) with 30 full color illustrations.

If you want to check the secrets and art of the other 2 books in the Quest Series, please, check also:

"Wizard & Pirate Prize The art of the Quests - Gerry Gaston's Interactive Adventures Sketchbook - VOL. 1 1" Focusing on "Quest for the Wizard's Tower" and "Quest for the Pirate's Treasure".

INTRO... ...Looking down the steep slope of sand, which leads to the beach below, I knew there was a risk that I might get hurt if I tried to slide down. The alternative was to use the wooden steps dug into the hillside to provide a safe passage for my descent...

It is a basic choice we often face in life:dare to challenge a dangerous situation or follow the safe easy path.

The fundamental purpose of the Quest adventures is to use the picture book format of storytelling to provide children the entertainment of making these choices.

The Quest series of interactive children's books are developed with the primary purpose of providing young children with exciting visual adventures that are intended to be guided by their storyline choices.

The illustrations are key, for within them resides the background to set the tone of the scenes and the depiction of the physical pathways to choose from, such as a trail, ladder, or door.

Then objects of interest areincluded to convey the reality and action of the given situation, as encountered by the character.

And finally, the Hero is drawn to display the reaction to the circumstances encountered.

Crafting the scenes into sequences, based on the preset pathway pattern options, requires a consistency of artwork which provides the reader with a sense of continuity during the progression of the story.

Children reading a quest adventure will finish the story with the feeling that they actually participated in an epic journey.

Combining the thrill of an epic journey with the visually beautiful illustrations provides the perfect reading entertainment for children who enjoy participating in interactive adventures.

Your Adventure awaits!

Gerry Gaston

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Preliminary Design and Final Version in Color

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Reaching the Pirate Ship by Boat - Variants

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Preliminary Design

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Further Designs & Main Character (color)

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