MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST # 2
I have known Mira Reisberg for many years now. She has a love for teaching and wants those who create children's books and illustrations to succeed! Mira often has free webinars she hosts and these are packed with wonderful information!
I took "The Craft and Business of Illustrating Picture Books" from The Children's Book Academy earlier this year. I don't have time to post a full review of the course, but I'll give you some of the highlights! This is the writing course, but a lot of the main components stay the same.
SCHOLARSHIPS: DECEMBER 15th Deadline. http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/yuyi-morales-picture-book-scholarship.html There are diversity scholarships (and low income scholarships) for this course! There were not enough people applying for the diversity scholarships last class, so be sure to apply. Let's make the children's industry more diverse!
There is also a discount code on the page and that's good until the end of the week! Find the code here, but hurry, because it will be gone soon! Save $100!
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* Course Materials There was just so much information packed into this course! There were hours and hours of videos to watch. Techniques, tips and tutorials were discussed.
* Good for All Skill Levels This course contains information from all skill levels. If you are just starting out you can get a strong foundation for art. For more advanced students this class pushes you to do your best.
* Dedicated Staff Like I said, Mira cares about the people in her course. The people helping out with the course are absolutely wonderful. They all take the time to answer questions.
* Golden Tickets This is the exciting part of the class! You can get your work seen by editors and agents (and art directors in the illustration class).
* One on One I kicked myself for not getting a one on one for the illustration course. These give you 1 hour with Mira Reisberg (Clear Fork Publishing) or Kelly Delany (Random House/Knopf). Their normal consulting fees are much higher than the $100 you'll pay, so this is very much worth it!
It takes a lot of work to catch the eye of industry professionals. The illustration class is absolutely what I needed to get to the next level in my art career.
The reason this class is #2 on my list is because I'm still processing what I learned from the past class. It's an ongoing experience, really. I have learned so much about my illustration and now I'm working on dummies and my portfolio so I can show what I can really do with my art! Even had said this, Mira's writing class is definitely in my future!
Want to know more about "The Craft and Business of Illustrating Picture Books"? Click here: http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/writing-childrens-picture-books.html
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Monday, December 10, 2018
My Christmas Wish List #1: "Make Your Marks And Splashes Course"
MY CHRISTMAS WISH LIST # 1Okay, I've thought about it long enough and I'm starting on my Christmas Wish List. It's a bit late, but most of the things on this list will (hopefully) be things you can still get before Christmas!
I absolutely love Mark Mitchell's newsletter for artists. I have learned so much from his newsletter and his blog. I have a few of the posts saved and refer back to them often. If you go to his website check out the post 'Charging' up Your Watercolor. It just changed my life! You can help me with the number 1 thing on my Christmas list by signing up for the class yourself here: https://marksandsplasheslearning.thrivecart.com/make-your-marks-and-splashes/?affiliate=daniduck
Here are reasons this children's illustration course is #1 on my Christmas list this year!
1. FREE INFO
Mark gives out great information free on his website. No purchase necessary or expected. People who freely tell you useful information
2. EXPERIENCE
Mark is an experienced illustrator. He has illustrated over 20 books (20 from other authors, 3 he wrote himself and tons of magazines. This experience gives those who take
3. COURSE OFFERINGS
Everything is covered in this course from design and color to how to market your work!
4. ART COMMUNITY
There is nothing better for being creative than joining a good community of artists. I have tried creating art in a vacuum and my art suffered greatly for this. I have found being part of a good creative group is essential to being a great artist!
5. EASY PAYMENT
The cost of the course is really inexpensive for an all inclusive course. It's only $249! If you can't afford that much at once you can do a payment plan. My favorite thing is that you can use Paypal to pay. I love finding any excuse NOT to use my credit cards.
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Still not sure? Here is a preview of some of the things you'll be learning. Sign up to his FREE news letter and you'll receive 4 short videos and a .PDF lesson! http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.com/drawingsecret/
Things are tight this year. If you join the course using my affiliate link I'll be able to afford to take the class with you! Let me know if you are taking the class and I'll give you some extra bonus help and motivation!
If you use my affiliate link here: https://marksandsplasheslearning.thrivecart.com/make-your-marks-and-splashes/?affiliate=daniduck
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Picture Book Summit 2016!
Paul O. Zelinksy, Matt de la Peña and Jane Yolen Headline 2nd Annual Picture Book Summit!
October 1st, 2016
Ticket Sales End September 22nd!
I am sorry for writing this post late, but I couldn't let you miss out this year!
Maybe you've seen people talk about the Picture Book Summit. It seems like a fun event, but why would you join an online event? The answer is because you will learn so much!
I haven't been able to take part in the Picture Book Summit. How do I know it's good? Because I've learned so much over the years from Julie Hedlund, Katie Davis and Emma Walton Hamilton (I don't know Laura Backes as well, but if these ladies picked her I know she's great).
Personally I've learned so much invaluable information from the 12x12 Challenge, The Complete Picture Book Submission System, and the Brain Burps About Books podcast. In fact, what I've learned has saved me countless hours and dollars. I believe something I learned from the 12x12 saved me from losing over $3500 worth of work. That's just one instance. Is a few hundred dollars worth saving you thousands of dollars and your time? You tell me.
I highly, highly recommend you take this course. But what about Smart Dummies? You could do both. What you learn at the Picture Book Summit will apply to your artwork for Smart Dummies. This event will give you both inspiration and practical knowledge to create wonderful picture books.
Check out http://picturebooksummit.com for more information!
Monday, April 13, 2015
Creative Ink Festival
I am going to be at the Creative Ink Festival on April 25th! This is the first year for this festival. I know this is a bit late for an announcement like this, but I wanted to let everyone know. This festival is for Writers, Artists and Readers. This event is in Burnaby, BC so if you are in the area please come by! Tickets for this event are only $25 online and $30 at the door. It's very much set up like a conference, so there will be a lot to learn.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Evelyn B. Christensen
Today I'm excited to bring you a review of Evelyn B. Christensen's website. Evelyn is different than the other people I've blogged about. Evelyn's site is not only that of a person who writes non-fiction, but educational non-fiction to boot! You can see her website here: http://evelynchristensen.com (but don't click on the link until you've read the review.. unless you just can't wait). Her webpage is packed full of puzzle games, books, resources for writers and "Writing for Children's Magazines" an e-zine that she publishes bi-monthly.
When you enter Evelyn's website you'll notice she's an Award-Winning Author & Puzzle creator. Is her work really award worthy you might ask? Well if it's anything like her website, than yes, yes it is. There is a list of all of Evelyn's books and links to buy them online. Evelyn's two top award-winning books are "Aba-Conundrums" and "Inchamals".
"Aba-Conundrums" is a neat puzzle book where one can solve puzzles with an abucus (and yes the abucus is included). There is also a dry erase maker so that a child can solve the problems again and again. I loved my abucus as a child and I wish I had a fun game book to go with it!
"Inchimals" comes with 12 wooden blocks, each a different inch in size. Each block has the number of inches of the block and cute animals on each block. The book included has picture adding puzzles so even someone as young as 3 could play.
Evelyn has not one, but several pages of puzzles for kids to do. There are word searches, logic grid puzzles, math colouring puzzles, and crossword puzzles just to name a few! If your kid has done everything on this site don't despair! Evelyn posts new puzzle pages every week and changes at least four of the activity downloads on her Teacher's/Parent's page every week. And don't forget to buy the books as well!
If the above wasn't enough Evelyn has resources for writers as well. "Writing for Children's Magazines" is an e-zine that Evelyn publishes bi-monthly. The articles submitted for this e-zine are informative and even funny. Evelyn does an excellent job finding great articles for her e-zine. Beyond her magazine there are a whole resource of articles she's written, a list of educational markets for children's writers, and many tips to help a writer on their way.
Please check out Evelyn's fabulous website. Be sure to purchase one of Evelyn's books for a child in your life. These kinds of books make great gifts (I loved getting them as a child) and children learn a lot from these. I know I will be buying some when my son is old enough to not eat his writing utensils.
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