Lost Palettes in Corel Painter
If you are working in Corel Painter for any length of time, you are going to lose a palette at least once. It is maddening, and the only way I could fix this problem was to restore to a default … Continued
Setting Up Your Wacom Cintiq
Getting your Cintiq to work with Painter causes a lot of problems for people. It caused me problems until I figured out what to do. To help save you time here is what you need to know to fix the … Continued
The Best Gift Ever
I’ve been using a Wacom Intuos Pro 5 Medium since the beginning of my trip into the digital realm of art. It’s been a great tablet, and I highly recommend them. This year my husband bought me a Wacom Cintiq … Continued
The World of Online Book Printers PT. 2
Last month I wrote about book printing being a challenging aspect of book making. I said it was not for the fainthearted. When you spend so much time working on your artwork, you want everyone to see it as … Continued
The World of Online Book Printers PT. 1
Book printers… I automatically roll my eyes and start shaking my head when I say those words. It is the most frustrating aspect to publishing your books. I’ve had a lot of experience with printers in general. I’ve … Continued
Book Publishing 101 PT 2
I hope you have finished the first two steps before you tackle this month’s guide to Book Publishing 101. If you haven’t, go back and review the first steps here: http://www.jameswritinganddesign.com/wordpress/book-publishing-101-pt-1/ This month you have a couple more … Continued
Book Publishing 101 PT 1
Book publishing is a lot of work. If you are doing it all yourself, it is more work than what you could imagine. What makes matters worse is it’s hard to find a helpful document that outlines it all for … Continued
So, You Want To Write A Children’s Book
I commend you! You are a creator and not just a consumer of media. You are willing to impact someone through a story, and I bet it’s because a story impacted you. You are eager, and you want to … Continued
Why Did I Write If Only ~ Biblical Truth for Children?
I wrote If Only ~ Biblical Truth for Children for a few reasons. First, I think about the “If Only” thoughts frequently. It’s maddening. I’m not obsessed with these thoughts, and I usually don’t let these thoughts drag me down, … Continued
I See The Finish Line…
My next book is coming out at the end of this summer! When I gave myself the deadline of two years to complete this book, I thought I had ample time. I believed I had more than enough time. … Continued
April 30, 2018 – My favorite App
Are you a creature of habit? I think we all are to some extent. There are certain things I like doing daily, and one of those is to look at art. I can’t help it. I find it fascinating looking … Continued
Behind the Curtain .4 The Colorful Fox
Working with art in any medium has the same challenges. You have so many things to analyze. You have lights and darks. You have shapes and lines. You have brush strokes. You have lost and found edges. You have colors … Continued
Behind the Curtain .3
I set the goal of creating one legacy painting for each of my children, and this is my fourth child’s fine art piece. I have been working for months on this painting. It was not only the most time consuming, … Continued
Tools Of The Trade
People are often curious as to what kind of computer one needs to get into digital art. My answer is a powerful one. I learned this lesson the expensive way. I hate learning lessons the hard way, and I hate … Continued
They Said…
I had an excellent independent review given to Be ~ Biblical Wisdom for Children a few weeks ago, and it made my day. This is what they said: “Absolutely breathtaking illustrations that enhance a corresponding Bible verse presented in a … Continued
My Soul Knows It
I am quickly approaching the end of painting the spreads to my next book, and I thought I would share a little of what it is about. The overall hope for my next book is to enable parents and grandparents … Continued
Learn From My Mistakes
I am playing catch-up on my blog writing. At the end of December, my main computer had a “fatal” error. I woke up to the “blue screen,” and no amount of refreshing, restoring past restore points, or fixing windows in … Continued
Are You Growing?
A new year, with new goals. Yippee, growth. I rarely read books twice, but I would like to share a book that I not only read twice, but I read it three times. On top of that, my husband … Continued
Read, Grow, Live Longer
I believe strongly in reading. Mark Twain said, The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can’t read them. That is pretty powerful! If that isn’t enough, here is something else to encourage you to … Continued
A New Year
I believe in goal setting and making actionable steps to get those goals accomplished. It makes you feel good when you progress forward. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to make some forms to help me keep up with … Continued