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Sketching Up Characters – 003
So I am trying to get more sketching time in and am practicing on my characters. This is after an image I found online because I liked the outfit and the way the model was standing. I had to kind of...
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Sketching Up Characters – 002
This one’s from my head. I don’t really think I had a plan in mind when I started her, so I think her pose is kind of awkward. But she was my character drawing for the day so I’m going to pursue...
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Sketching Up Characters 004
I sketched this dragon last night for a cover I am working on, it’s the second book in an epic fantasy series by author R Ann Greene. I have already painted it but you have to wait to see it until...
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Writers – Harness Your Media Presence
STOP Before You START Jumping into the social and networking scene before you have a real sense of direction could foul you up in your future marketing efforts. The time to pause is NOW. Get out your...
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Writers – Get What It Takes For Success
Show Up Pay homage to your souls passion by showing up to make use of it. Face it, your desire for success and fame will never be realized if all you can manage to do 90% of the time, is daydream about...
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New Character Painting – 004
This dragon will be an illustration going on the back cover of the soon to be released book “The Stones of Caron: Book Two. Following Danger’s Path” by R Ann Greene. Below is the original sketch....
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New Character Painting 002
This painting is a long way from the original drawing. I kept reworking it but it just wasn’t working, so I repainted her smaller and placed her walking down this road through the woods. I like that...
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New Character Painting 003
I painted this one fully and did not layer it with the original pencil sketch like I have been doing in the past. She is meant for the YA genre and I like the way all the colors work together. I kept...
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New Character Painting 005
Here is a character i designed that is featured on a map for a book by Angela Ford. This was a fun character to draw. Before Sketch Copyright 2015
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New Character Painting 007
These girls are my first round of character paintings for Stuart Harper’s new book “The Lost and the Drowned” due to be published sometime this winter. Its a Young Adult Dark Victorian story about a...
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My Most Recent Cover Designs – Book Now, Only Two Positions Open for Cover...
Professional cover design and illustration; See Michelle Rene, the Indie Author Advocate, for your branding and graphic design needs. Michelle's covers have been seen in The Guardian, Creative Review...
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Cover Reveal: The Dragon Slayer
Here is the final cover design for Jonathan Dorr’s first publication of his three part epic fantasy. I had fun creating the dragon who I imagined creeping forward like a stalking cat almost hissing at...
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New Character Painting – 001
I started this sketch two days ago and just finished the painting this morning. I am using a new technique that makes the painting process a whole lot faster. The entire project took about six hours....
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Illustration & Cover Design: Work In Progress
I have been busy most of the day writing in my book which was completely outlined and one third written when it morphed into an epic transformational series…. oops :-) So finally after all that work...
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