Valentine’s Day Brain Break Ideas for Elementary Kids
Brain Break activity idea for elementary students. Four Valentine’s Day heart themed drawing video tutorials with free drawing pdfs included. Short drawing activities incorporate well into classroom morning meetings, into language arts lessons, or you could use them as mindfulness activities or a brain break. They help students wake up, express their feelings, and gets them engaged in classroom activities.
Simplify Your Style for Picture Book Illustration
6 ways to simplify your drawing style for picture book illustration. Published illustrator Mirka Hokkanen shares her best tips on how to simplify an art style, general proportions for characters, and how to use books to generate ideas for your own characters.
Gingerbread House Activities
A collection of gingerbread house activities for kids and adults. Includes recipe, K-1st grade kids gingerbread house activity sheets, and two tutorials for gingerbread house drawing activity for kids and gingerbread house gift tags.
How to become an Illustrator for Children’s Books
I’m sharing my top-10 to-do list on how to get started as a children’s book illustrator. From where to find your support community, getting feedback for your work, to building a portfolio and setting yourself up online.
Picture Book Dummies: Key Skill for Picture Book Illustrators
A short blog article on what picture book dummies, why they are important, and how to make one. Includes book templates for 32 and 40 page books.