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The Teacher In Me
The teacher in me is excited to teach the student in you.The teacher in me wants you to find out what you can do.The teacher in me knows what it's like to have dreams come true and wants yours to come...
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Oil Start - Photoshop Finish
One of the problems with digital painting for a lot of artists is that it's often hard to get the subtleties and happy accidents that traditional mediums provide.One of the problems with painting in...
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Cool & Warm Colors
I painted this as a demo for my digital painting class this semester at UVU. I really wanted to play around with a dramatic lighting situation. One of the reasons I'm a big advocate of getting out...
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Fun With Pooch
I'm working on a bunch of freelance projects at the moment but I can't show any of them to you :(So you get a cat with a red cape riding Pooch. Pooch is my dog. I go hiking with Pooch almost...
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New iPad APP Composer Tutorial - Demibooks!
Great News! Folio Academy just released a new tutorial that teaches how to produce a children's story app using the Demibooks Composer software. Here is a link to the TUTORIAL.Heidi Berthiaume gives a...
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Thank You!
Words can't begin to describe the feelings I've had over the past few years since making my first video tutorial: "How To Illustrate Children's Books". I've recieved hundreds of letters, emails,...
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Can Pinterest Help Your Art Get Better?
Well obviously I must think so or this would be a really short post right?First let me just say that I'm like a lot of you - "NOT ANOTHER SOCIAL MEDIA SITE!!!" I know I know - but trust me - Pinterest...
View ArticleNew Ways To Market Your Illustration
In the video below I took the time to explain the changes I've seen happen in illustration markets over the past 20 years and what I think artists should do to take advantage of emerging markets. Yes...
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Crawl, Walk, Run, Leap!
I created the image above for my digital painting class this semester as an example of what I want my students to do for our "circle straight edge" assignment. The rules:Create an image in...
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Procreating! er um...drawing in Procreate
I created this image using Procreate on my iPad - I love this app! I just got back from the SCBWI Southern Breeze conference in Atlanta. I was being entertained by Dianne Hess (editor at Scholastic) as...
View ArticleCopy Your Mentors Work To Improve!
In this video I discuss the fact that public schools didn't prepare us to learn art (big surprise right?). The fact that there are rules in every creative field like writing, dance, music and yes -...
View ArticleHow I Use Procreate To Draw On My iPad
In the video below I show how I'm using Procreate to make drawings for my children's books, iPad apps, personal and freelance work. I love the Procreate app! It allows me to make high resolution...
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Working With Children's Book Editors
I've been working on one of the funnest books I've ever had the privilege to illustrate. "Skeleton For Dinner" by Margery Cuyler is due out this coming fall by Albert Whitman - and is a very cute story...
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Photoshop Demo For My Class
I painted this for my class at UVU for our next assignment. I don't work in this style so I wanted to work up a little example of what I'm looking for. I can't tell you how much fun I have playing with...
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Online Story Art Class Coming!
Today's post is a teaser! Personally I hate teasers - please don't tease me! :)In the next 4-6 weeks I will be announcing my new Online Story Art Class! It looks like I'll be teaching it with a rock...
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Imagination & Visual Literacy Class
I'm teaching a class called "Imagination & Visual Literacy" at UVU right now. I love this class. It's all the good stuff. I think I learned more than my students in developing the curriculum. This...
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"Skeleton For Dinner" Is Finished!
I just finished the last illustration in my new book - "Skeleton for Dinner" by Margery Cuyler. It's due out sometime before Halloween this next fall. I'll definitely post links when it's in stores. I...
View ArticleBecoming A Children's Book Illustrator
In the video above I answer some questions from a fellow artist in Serbia who is trying to break into the children's book market. I think many artists can relate to his frustrations and challenges so...
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Story Art Class Information
I'm so excited to be able to give more information on our online story art class that's coming up!First: There will be a website coming where you can sign up but we don't have that available just yet -...
View ArticleWhat Are Warm & Cool Colors?
I made this video for a few people who were kind enough to point out that I didn't do the best job explaining warm and cool colors in my digital painting tutorial - in a NICE way. Thank you - you know...
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