Make Magical Illustrations With Light Since I published I started illustrating other authors' picture books. My Photoshop skills grew better and better as I learned more advanced techniques. Though illustration awards helped build my confidence, I wasn't 100% satisfied with my digital images -- …
Storytelling Art
Storytelling Art - Transforming Photographs into Fantasy Images Five years ago I began creating children's book illustrations with Photoshop and discovered a new genre -- Storytelling Art. That's because I had no formal training as an artist, but I was computer savvy from my medical science …
Story Quest Books – Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016
Story Quest Books Report: What Was The Impact of Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016?Multicultural Children's Book Day -- founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen -- is a virtual online holiday dedicated to raising awareness about diverse, inclusive and multicultural kids' books. To boost the …
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016 and Sunbelievable
Celebrate Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016 with Sunbelievable by Jo Ann Kairys. I'm so excited to share this book review by Ronna Mandel at GoodReadsWithRonna as a way to celebrate Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016. I'm honored to participate along with her and hundreds of amazing authors …
Children of Color in Picture Books
My Take on the Diversity Gap in Children's Literature I'm really excited to have a feature article in the February 2016 issue of Story Monster's Ink - a terrific magazine all about children's books. The topic coincides with Multicultural Children's Book Day happening on January 27, 2016! …
Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016
January 27 - Counting Down to Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016. For Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016 (MCCBD) on January 27, 2016, Robert Liu-Trujillo designed this fantastic poster. Robert is a visual artist helping support Multicultural Children's Book Day 2016 because his mission is …