So this is a video I watched today and it really spoke to me. A big part of mastering a skill is frustration, especially when you are pushing yourself to get better. This involves trial and error and doing things that you aren’t very good at. But, the reward for […]
Making Progress
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I am never short on ideas for illustrations. I have hundreds of ideas a day. But there are two different things that I run into trouble with as an artist and illustrator. The first is trying to sort the ones that work from the ones that don’t. I spend at […]
It’s been a busy week. The kids are home for Spring break so it’s a little harder to get things done. But I have been working on something that I have been wanting to work on for awhile: Product photos! I think that illustrations look so nice when they are […]
In the above illustration, Morning Walk, I was thinking about an English countryside. When I need inspiration I will go to Pinterest or Instagram and browse pictures. I get a lot of ideas for color palettes and scenery that way. In one particular picture there was a cute stone wall […]
I often have trouble coming up with titles. They are either too descriptive or too referential. Usually I come up with a title after I scan my artwork. When I save it to my computer I have to name it something and that’s pretty much crunch time when it […]
This post is an advertisement for why you should never give up, and always practice. The illustration on the left was one of my very first illustrations six or seven years ago. Before that I don’t know that I ever even drew a single illustration. Sometimes it can feel like […]
I’m feeling sleepy because it’s been a really long but good day. I have a lot of freelance work I’m doing, and I’m finishing up a book (Davy’s Pirate Ship Adventure Coming April 25th). I will have some sneak peeks on the latter coming soon 🙂 In addition to my […]
My big accomplishment this week has been designing a new business card. I plan to use this girl in some of them but will also make other versions with different kids. However, the font, logo, tagline, and stars that you see below will remain the same. You will also be […]
This is an illustration I finished yesterday. On the left is the original sketch that I did for the painting. My handwriting is sloppy, but on the writing on the monster are the colors that I wanted to use. Sometimes I like my sketches better than my finished paintings. Sketches […]