by wpadmin | Jun 24, 2024 | Colour, Courses, Workshops & Education, Picture Book Development
I started sending queries to publishers and agents at the end of January. We’re now nearing the end of June and there hasn’t been any interest in developing my first book idea yet, so I’ve been working on the second while continuing to improve my...
by wpadmin | Mar 6, 2024 | Courses, Workshops & Education
Last weekend, the brave folks at the Huronia Museum in Midland, Ontario hosted their first dog friendly workshop. Combining the Indigenous storytelling experience with a collaborative painting class, this workshop was a fundraiser for the museum and Ontario SPCA...
by wpadmin | Feb 9, 2024 | Courses, Workshops & Education
Last year, along with writing and illustrating my first picture book, I added schedule quarterly professional development days to my list of intentions. As a self employed graphic designer, my days often get filled with client projects, so it felt important to make...
by wpadmin | Jan 24, 2024 | Picture Book Development
So, here we are—working on the final artwork during this cold, snowy week in January. I’ve ‘finished’ the first spread and have started working on the second. I love this part of the process! Although many illustrators seem to prefer working...
by wpadmin | Jan 19, 2024 | Courses, Workshops & Education, Picture Book Development
This week was a lot of fun! We learned a lot about the importance of making dummy copies of our books to test out the format, page turns, pacing, etc. To make mine, I scanned in the thumbnails that I made last week, enlarged them a little, added text in InDesign, then...
