Archives: July 2008

Art and Learning Contest Winners

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Dani

Here are the winners of the DaniDraws.com Art and Learning Contest. Congratulations artists!

First Place: Jonathan Baker

Jonathan’s tutorial walks through some of his traditional painting techniques as he creates a pulp/noir style comic book cover.

I loved Jonathan’s tutorial because he used so many different techniques. I’m a big fan of mixed media and spontaneity, which Jonathan embraces in the making of this painting.

Jonathan has created a detailed PDF outlining his process, but as a bonus, he was also able to put together a video slideshow. Kudos for the extra effort!

YOUTUBE LINK

DOWNLOAD THE PDF

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News: Contest Extension and a Twitter Feed

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Dani

Hello all. A couple of quick items you should be aware of:

Art and Learning Contest deadline extended

In one of my earlier posts, I accidentally posted the wrong due date. To make up for it, I’ve extended the deadline, and I will continue to take entries from now through Friday July 25, 2008. If you were thinking of submitting, but didn’t, now’s a good time to send in those entries!

Sorry if my typo caused any confusion, and thanks to those who have already submitted.

More info about the contest here.

New Twitter Feed

I recently opened up a Twitter account. You can follow me here: http://twitter.com/danidraws

If you don’t know what Twitter is, it is basically like a text-only micro-blog. I will be using this feed to let you know what I’m up to and share interesting links. More info about Twitter here.

Note: A few of you were already following my feed when Twitter mysteriously decided to wipe you all out from my Followers list, plus all of my own subscriptions. So, if you were previously following me, you may have to re-subscribe.

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Three Pigs Cover

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Dani

This is the cover of a promo booklet I’ve been working on. I’ve been covering the process over on my other blog (my latest post here). Comments, critiques, or suggestions for this image and the rest of the project are welcome.

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Illustrating a Children’s Story, Part 5

Posted on July 22, 2008 by Dani

I recently wrote another post about Starting Over. Well, there was a reason that subject was on my mind.

It’s been awhile since my last Three Little Pigs post, and there’s a simple reason: I didn’t like it. Something irked me about the project and I lost all excitement for it. So I was left with a choice – I could completely abandon it or finish it. I’ve already made so many posts about the project that I feel an obligation to see it through, so that is what I’m going to do. (That was, after all, one of the reasons I put my process out in the public eye – so in that way, at least, I was successful. Hurray for me.)

Going forward, I could either take the sketches I already had and finish it, or do some major revisions. The first choice would be easier, but I’d be miserable doing it. The second choice would take more work, and would probably also make me miserable for awhile, but I’d like the product better in the end.

I almost went for the first choice. I was really really close. And you readers out there probably would have never known any different. But I didn’t.

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Reminder: Contest Closes This Week!

Posted on July 21, 2008 by Dani

Have you submitted an art tip yet?

Enter for a chance to win a creative arts “learning vacation”, courtesy of Cavallo Point Lodge in California. For details and how to submit, see my previous post here.

Deadline is WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 2008.

UPDATE: Deadline has been extended to July 25.

Click here to email your submission.

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