Great job, Western Washington illustrators! I have to tell you that several of the conference faculty made a point of telling us how impressed they were with the overall quality of all the portfolios in this year's juried art portfolio display, so everyone who participated should feel proud of his or her work--way to represent!That... Continue Reading →
Illustrator Panel: Secrets for Success at Every Stage #scbwiwwa
Dana Arnim, Jim Di Bartolo, Paul Schmid, and five stolen candy bars joined me, Jaime Temairik, Sunday afternoon.The panel had been asked to divulge three secrets -- career secrets, not political secrets, although I think Jim knows things...PERSONAL:The Chinook Update blog had a round up of local studio tours a few months ago. You may... Continue Reading →
Peter Brown Keynote #scbwiwwa
Realities of Being an Author/Illustrator was the ORIGINAL title of Peter's talk, but in case we aren't all author/illustrators, he decided to change the talk to QUESTIONS (NOT ANSWERS.)Peter has always been a question asker. He thinks we might be able to find answers to how to advance our own careers in children's books by... Continue Reading →
Peter Brown Breakout: The Laments of Style #scbwiwwa
Peter starts off his slideshow with some paintings he did in art school. They were all a bit wacky. Peter decided he wanted to find a new style that was not only appropriate for children's books, but appealing and unique.Looking to develop this style he did some Art Exploration -- looking at fine artists, naive... Continue Reading →
Editor/Agent/Art Director panel: what should illustrators send? #scbwiwwa
Tim Gillner: Don't send him book dummies. Send a sample if you're an illustrator.Edward Necarsulmer: Have your password-protected portfolio online behind. You and your agent can send via e-mail.Elizabeth Law: Asks about postcard samples she gets in the mail. Now, she's relying on websites. Should artists still be sending postcards?Lisa Graff answers: Loved postcards. Liked... Continue Reading →
Watch Lida Enche work
Here's her cover assignment for the illustrator's workshop at our conference this weekend. Curious about how she did it? She put together a slide show that shows how she went from illustration to final product. It's really neat.
How do you make a picture book?
David Hyde Costello wrote and illustrated I CAN HELP, and you can see how the story and illustrations evolved on the MacKids blog (produced by Macmillan). It's quite interesting (and thanks to Liz Mills for the link).
Helpful advice for illustrators
Mishaps and Adventures has a helpful interview with Julia Gorton, who illustrated JUST LIKE MAMA.Here's a bit of the advice she offers:CW: How would you recommend to other illustrators to get their work published? Get out of the studio and make an effort to meet people. Be friendly and send lovely mailers that will be... Continue Reading →
Good news for Erik Brooks
Look who's on the cover of the Marshall Cavendish catalog! Illustrations by our own Erik Brooks. He writes: Good news! I was honored (and very excited) to learn that Alex and Zina will be front and center on the Marshall Cavendish Fall 2010 catalog cover. There are tons of great titles on this list, so... Continue Reading →
Artists: show your work
Here's a nice opportunity for the illustrators among us: Art On The Ridge is looking for 3 more motivated artists to fill spots in our collective. The Gallery is in the heart of Phinney/Greenwood with good store front and high traffic. All artists have access to space they can teach classes in, work in, meet... Continue Reading →