Spreading Your Wings with Ward Jenkins
Our Spreading Your Wings posts are about looking for other places in the industry that your children’s market style can find a home. Learning to not limit ourselves to thinking that the only place our...
View ArticleGuest Post-Dani Jones-Advice for New Illustrators and Art School Graduates
You just graduated from art school. Congratulations! Now what? There is a lot of ambiguous advice out there like “get your name out there” and “create a portfolio” – but how exactly do you do it?...
View ArticleGuest Post-Will Terry-Children’s Book Publishing In A Nutshell
Today we feature a post from Will Terry’s Blog that demistifies getting your book published. The quicker you get to reality, the more realistic your approach will be to breaking in and the more solid...
View ArticleGuest Post – Derek Douglas – Working Digitally VS Painting Traditionally
Today we feature a post from Derek Douglas’s Blog. He gives his thoughts on working digitally versus traditionally. Read on to find out which he prefers. Recently in art group forums I’ve read that...
View ArticleGuest Post-Mary Reaves Uhles-How To Catch a Ladybug
This week we have a guest post from Children’s Illustrator Mary Reaves Uhles. Mary has been a Children’s Illustrator for well over a decade. She’s been featured in numerous periodicals, magazines and...
View ArticleTo Art School or Not to Art School
I recently ran across an article by Noah Bradley, which makes the bold statement, “Don’t go to Art School!” This seems to be a constant argument among young up and coming and established artists....
View ArticleWords of Wisdom-Will Terry-Advice for Illustrators
Will Terry is a ridiculously huge attribute to the Children’s Illustration market. He continues to go out of his way to help others within our community and answer questions that up and coming...
View ArticleGuest Post-Will Terry- How Many Sketches Should You Send In?
Today we feature a great article from Will Terry in regards to how many sketches to send. No he isn’t going to give you a number if that’s what you are looking for. He stresses the importance of...
View ArticleGuest Post – How To Find Freelance Illustration Work – Part One
Unless you’re already a well-known illustrator it can be tough to find work that allows you to earn a living, even with a solid portfolio and professional attitude – in this article I’m going to assume...
View ArticleGuest Post – How to Make Custom Magnets
Aja drops by today to let us know how she creates one of her more popular promotional items, a magnet that features her artwork. So dig in and learn her technique and find ways to incorporate it into...
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