SCBWI Prairie Writers & Illustrators Day 2018

Illustration by Kris Easler

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Welcome to my illustration blog!

Last month I had the opportunity to attend my first SCBWI conference, Prairie Writers & Illustrators Day at Harper College in Palatine, IL. I had no idea what to expect, but the schedule was just full of lectures and panels from some really incredible speakers.

As an illustrator, I took advantage of the portfolio critique. It was a great opportunity to get some real constructive feedback on my art. I'm taking all the notes from my critique and working on new pieces to make my portfolio stronger. I need to continue using textures in my work (both traditional and digital), and work on featuring more dynamic angles in my compositions.

Personally I want to work on drawing more animal characters as well. There are a lot of human characters in my portfolio currently.

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