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Mermay: Week 4

By hanasu on May 31 ^st 2016 in Sketchbook

Today's the last day of May, and therefore the end of Mermay :) I was away for a week but still managed to squeeze a few more mermaid drawings ... Read More

Mermay, Week 3

By hanasu on May 23 ^rd 2016 in Sketchbook

Hi guys, it's obvious that between drawing all these mermaids, and some tragic personal family stuff (extended family, we are all fine here), I have not been writing any articles this month! I'll be back in form soon! But for now...here's some more mermaids. Ref 1, Ref ... Read More

Mermay, Week 2

By hanasu on May 16 ^th 2016May 16, 2016 in Sketchbook

Here's my second batch of Mermaids for #mermay! I'm not quite managing daily, but five a week is still pretty good for me :) Follow along on Instagram or ... Read More

Mermay, Week 1

By hanasu on May 9 ^th 2016May 9, 2016 in Sketchbook

I'm attempting to draw a mermaid every day in May. I'm already a couple behind, but I'm having a lot of fun! You can follow along on Twitter or Instagram, and you can see what other mermaid crazy artists are drawing by searching for the hashtag #mermay Here's my first batch of mermaids. ... Read More

Your Book’s Cover Needs to Be More Targeted Than You Think

By hanasu on May 4 ^th 2016May 4, 2016 in For Authors

This morning I read a fantastic article about book cover design. You can (and should) read the whole article over at Digital Book World but here's the gist of it: Jellybooks does analytics testing for book publishers where readers can choose ARCs to read in exchange for allowing Jellybooks ... Read More

Smirk

By hanasu on May 2 ^nd 2016May 1, 2016 in Sketchbook

Faestock has a ton of fun expression shots! I'll have to draw more of them later, but this sketch was based on this stock ... Read More

6 Tips for Taking Your Own Reference Photos

By hanasu on Apr 27 ^th 2016April 26, 2016 in Art Tips

If you don't know why you should bother taking your own reference photos, read last week's post: 3 Reasons to Shoot Your Own Reference Photos. As a professional photographer, reference photos are the spot where my two skill sets come together. These are my tips for taking great reference ... Read More

Lifeguard Etta

By hanasu on Apr 25 ^th 2016April 24, 2016 in Sketchbook

Another sketch of Etta from my upcoming YA novel Mermaid Problems. You can see the reference image ... Read More

3 Reasons to shoot your own reference photos

By hanasu on Apr 20 ^th 2016April 20, 2016 in Art Tips

I love to draw from photo references, it's how I do my best work. For years I fought it with the misguided notion that "real artists" could just draw well from their heads. Well, my friends, there are some who do, and many more who work from a reference or combination of references to get their ... Read More

Cover Reveal: Just What I Almost Wanted

By hanasu on Apr 18 ^th 2016April 18, 2016 in My Book Covers

Here's a new cover I did for Nicole O'Dell's upcoming book Just What I Almost Wanted. I'm still working on the cover wrap, so I'll post a behind the scenes peek once it's all wrapped up (pun...intended?). But I will tell you that it involved a fun photoshoot and at least four small children ... Read More

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