SCBWI Inland Northwest

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Primarily I work traditionally in watercolor and color pencils, but sometimes I use color pencils alone. Either way the color will get enhanced digitally in procreate. I find that enhancing the color in procreate brings more life to the illustrations after they have been photographed or scanned because some of the color gets compromised when it becomes digital....

When I am beginning a project, I paginate the story first. Then I begin to work on the look of the characters. If they are human, I will look at clothing references and hair styles for ideas. If they are animals I will check my files, books or google the animal(s) for accurate anatomical information. While I’m waiting for approval for the b/w and color character sketches...

My favorite project would either be my debut picture book as an author/illustrator, HAVE YOU SEEN MOUSE?. Or a book I illustrated years ago, MY CHILD MY PRINCESS. The reason I’m including this second book is because I used live models—my daughter, a son and my husband. I also used several personal photo references for the little town...