Tales, Tips, and (PhotoShop) Tools: Working from References--and Making Them Your Own
Nov 09, 2025
Online event
Ever dreamed of being a model? How about a stand-in model—for your own projects—when no one else is available? Penny will generously share how you can pose as your characters, if needed—in photos and videos also shot by you. Plus, she will offer some suggestions for capturing angles, movement, and emotions in the poses she takes, and for some of the characteristics of the genders and the ages she's standing in for. Penny, who has illustrated more than 100 books for the commercial, educational and self-publishing markets, will also give a craft demonstration using the Photoshop tools she favors to achieve her watercolor-like digital illustrations in her recognizable style—a happy world built of pastel colors, soft-looking surfaces, and realism. Additionally, there will be fifteen available critiques from Penny. She will offer written feedback on up to three images per submission for those who wish to add on a critique in addition to the webinar. The webinar price is $15 for premium members, and an additional $55 for adding a written critique on up to 3 images, must submit images by October 31. The webinar recording will also be available to registered attendees for thirty days afterward.
Meet Penny Weber
Penny Weber is a full-time illustrator from Long Island, New York. She works in PhotoShop creating digital paintings and has illustrated many picture books for the trade, educational, and self published markets. A partial list of the books she's illustrated include: • "Jorge and the Lost Cookie Jar," by Marta Arroyo, Dayton Publishing • "I Belong, I Share, I Play" and others in the Learning about Me and You book series by Cheri J Meiners, Free Spirit Publishing • "Unplugged," by Laura Pedersen, Tilbury House Publishers • "River Royals," by Katie Clark and Sarah Wynne, Bright Sky Press • "One of Us," by Peggy Moss *Winner of the Best Book Award, Language Arts Picture Books, Society of School Librarians* *The Camellia Award* • "The Adventures of Dagger DogVinci, "(books one and two), by Yvonne Dagger • Chris P. Bacon series, Hay House • "Fried Taters," by Peni Clark (and four more Peni Clark books coming soon) … Plus many, many more!
Webinar with Optional Written Critique Price and Details
Date: Sunday, November 9, 2025 Time: 1-2:30 p.m. HST Location: Online, with a recording available for thirty days afterward Pricing: Premium Members: $15 Non-members: $25 Written Critique: $55 (Sign up when you register for the workshop!) Penny will offer written feedback on up to three images per submission for those who wish to add on a written critique in addition to the webinar. Submissions for critique must be received by Oct 31 and critiques will be returned by Nov 16. Details on how to submit will be emailed to those who sign up. The webinar price is $15 for premium members, $25 for non-members, and an additional $55 for adding a critique for everyone. The webinar recording will also be available to registered attendees for thirty days after the event.