Archives: September 2008

New Zazzle Store

Grim shirt
Cute Werewolf shirt

Over the weekend, I created a gallery on Zazzle.com to include in my new Store. Through this site, you can create custom products like clothing, stickers, and mugs. Well, I had tons of fun making these Halloween-themed t-shirts inspired by some of my sketches. They are now available for sale if you would like to grab one for yourself!

You can find my Zazzle gallery here: Zazzle.com/danidraws, and I hope to add new products regularly. If any of you have requests for something featuring one of my existing illustrations, or even something completely new, you’re welcome to contact me.

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Daily Doodles – Week 1

With all the illustrating, blogging, working, and business stuff that I do, I rarely have time to draw for FUN anymore. Weeks (or months!) can separate one page in my sketchbook from the next, and blog posts around here have become much too infrequent. That is just ridiculous!

So, I have recently resolved to creating at least one drawing a day, just for me. I just finished the first week. Here’s what I’ve come up with so far:

I am really liking the results. Just the one little sketch per day is doing wonders for my creativity. I like the cute, and sometimes very random stuff that is coming out.

I have also added a store to my website, so I will also be selling the original sketches. Just browse right on over there if you want one. I’ll keep posting new ones weekly, too.

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Mariachi Books Arrive!

I just received copies of my second picture book, The Best Mariachi in the World. It’s great being able to see the finished product for the first time! The book should be officially released in October. Keep your eye out for it, or request it from your bookstore.

I’ve posted a preview of the book on my dedicated Mariachi site here. Enjoy!

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Video #16: Sailor Sketch

Video: Sailor Sketch (Quicktime, 1:18, 157 KB)

Here is a bit of a quickie sketch that I made a few weeks ago. It is pretty straightforward, but it is significant because I created this painting during a live broadcast at Ustream.tv. The site enables you to create live video streams that users can interact with through chat. I am still experimenting with it, but if you have suggestions or have had experience with this service before, I would be happy to hear any comments you may have! Hopefully, I will have more Ustream experiments to share soon.

My Ustream profile page: http://www.ustream.tv/danidraws

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Hai! Spotlight



Hire an Illustrator!
, a portfolio site for illustrators, recently posted an interview with me as part of their illustrator spotlight. Check it out, especially if you want to know what kind of sandwich I like.

Link: http://hireanillustrator.com/v2/2008/09/22/illustrator-spotlight-dani-jones

My Hai! Gallery: http://hireanillustrator.com/v2/gallery?g2_itemId=5998

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Advice for Art Students

Apple

I was recently sent an email from reader Lorraine, who teaches an illustration class at Sheridan College in Toronto. She asked me a few questions regarding the illustration industry today, and what advice I would give to her students who are about to enter the field. Here are her questions and my answers.

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Island

Okay, this isn’t exactly an island,  but it is what came  out when I sat down to make this week’s Illustration Friday entry.
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