Miki Falls

I've been watching tons of videos by Mark Crilley lately. The link will take you right to his YouTube channel. His work is amazing! He makes it look so simple. Of course, having worked on my own graphic novels, I know how much work it is. Thank you for the videos, Mark. I'm looking forward to seeing more. I've learned a lot. Now, I just need to get my hands on the books! Can't wait to read Brody's Ghost too.

Draw Medieval Fantasies

While prowling around the children's book section at Barnes and Noble the other day, I happened across this little book. What a gem! I've often said that if you want quick knowledge on a subject, check for it in the children's section because it's such a fast way to get an overview on anything -- from there, if you find you need more information, you can always return to the adult section. I don't know why I haven't thought about searching for drawing books here sooner (except that I'm use to having "kids" books in the adult art section too -- like Christopher Hart's books, of which I can say that I own several as well). Not only are the illustrations in this book adorable, but Damon really breaks them down. Okay, sometimes I added in my own guidelines to get the drawings tweaked so I felt I could reproduce them with better accuracy, but he gave me a lot of things to think about. I'm really glad I purchased this book and I'm sure I'll refer to it often as I get more into the drawings for my graphic novel.