Frog on Vacation

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This whimsical illustration starts with an original alcohol ink painting, then blended with a photographed drink umbrella, and an image of a frog. The end result is a fun combination of art and vacation memories.

 

How to Illustrate a Children’s Book for Free

IMG_0082I made up stories for my kids, when they were little.

Now that I’m getting older, they’ve been nagging me about getting my stories published.

Writing my stories was no problem, but I was stalled when it came to illustrating them. I’ve done a bit of sketching and painting, but I knew that doing my own illustrations would be very time consuming. Thanks to Bruce Jones for posting a video, about making children’s books. He demonstrated Waterlogue, and I was hooked.

I’ve used a lot of photo editing apps., but this one is just for applying a watercolor effect to your photos.

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