Self-Published Authors – Valuable Tips to Optimize Your Illustration Budget
Self-Published Authors – Valuable Tips to Optimize Your Illustration Budget Many self-published authors worry about budgeting for illustrations. Even with careful planning, unexpected expenses can easily disrupt your publishing schedule – a problem I’ve seen many self-published authors face during my years as a professional watercolor illustrator. So, how can self-published authors optimize their illustration […]
Self-published: How to Create great scene descriptions
Self-published This article summarizes the professional experience of T. K. Diem Nguyen, an expert watercolor illustrator, especially for Self-published authors. While illustrators can work from a story, there are often many variables in translating words into images. Think of a passage like “a little girl running alone through the woods, terrified.” You might imagine a […]
Watercolor -Insider Stories from the Heart – Children’s Book Illustrator
Watercolor Illustration – My Career, My Love Throughout my career, I’ve experimented with many materials, including digital art using a Wacom tablet. But I always return to watercolor – the medium closest to my heart. For me, watercolor is more than a tool; it feels like a part of my soul flows into the paper, […]
Watercolor Illustration – How to Create – Simple Steps
Watercolor Illustration – How to Creat – Step by step In over 10 years of working as an illustrator, I’ve realized that each story and each book is a unique world. For example, illustrating for toddlers is different from illustrating for elementary school children, books for teens differ from those for adults, romantic poetry is […]