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Friday, January 29, 2016 9:03:30 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled How do you make your illustrations?:
John said, "Often I am asked: 'How do you make your illustrations?' Naturally people want to study a step by step method - to figure out how artwork is created.Well I use photoshop and a wacom and pens and brushes. But very often I don't even know myself...." more
Wednesday, January 27, 2016 5:58:41 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Nature just keeps going...:
John said, "On this afternoon's walk in the rain I saw my first crocus. Isn't it fitting how Nature just keeps going - despite all the misgivings of we striving people lost in the all the awful news of the moment. It's nice to just be painting, painting,..." more
Friday, January 15, 2016 12:20:23 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled And after Winter, Spring springs forth...:
John said, "And after Winter, Spring springs forth... It was fun to find a way to paint the backgrounds simply and mixing abstraction and detail."
Thursday, January 7, 2016 8:54:38 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled A brush in hand is worth two pens in the bush...:
John said, "Or so they say. But where does the brush-pen fit into this equation? "
Friday, January 1, 2016 4:28:10 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled A winter day in the life...:
John said, "The Olympics with a fresh dusting of powdered sugar.The ducks waiting for the 'duck feeder' to arrive.A trip to Hogwarts...I always wanted to be a mouse who lived in the library here, assuming it was a mouse that could read."
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 5:48:08 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled If you want to make an artist happy...:
John said, "If you want to make an artist happy, just ask them to paint flowers. It works for me."
Sunday, December 27, 2015 12:56:23 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Artist paints Christmas ship with plywood...:
John said, "Artist paints Christmas ship with plywood - that's just what I did. After trying umpteen different methods of painting the water and none were working. This is from my book 'The 12 Days of Christmas in Washington' - I finally tried plywood. And..." more
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 6:49:49 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled In the season of nights & lights...:
John said, "This was fun to paint..." more
Thursday, December 17, 2015 7:31:40 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled On Fluffy, on Snuggles, on Meowser, on Pixin....:
John said, "On Fluffy, on Snuggles, on Meowser, on Pixin.... on Purrey, on Pawser, on Scratchy on Licksin ... Glad Tidings & Happy Holidays to All!"
Monday, December 14, 2015 9:01:40 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Line - Color - Action!:
John said, " Line - Color - Action! Photoshop enriches the color choice for an artist - but sometimes it seems there are too many choices.But it's all good."
Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:43:16 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Let ye olde Holiday cheer ring forth!:
John said, "Frosty's all dressed up for the occasion. Let ye olde Holiday cheer ring forth!I woke up in the dark, thunder and rain this morning to warn the homeless person sleeping in their car on our street to move to a different location to avoid a..." more
Sunday, December 13, 2015 9:43:16 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Frosty in color:
John said, "First comes the brush pen line - and suddenly Frosty is ready for his screen closeup!"
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 8:10:01 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Of course Mother Nature wins:
John said, "It was intoxicating painting a book about Fall at the same time Fall was going on in Seattle. I'd walk down the street an feel hopelessly inadequate compared to the handiwork of Mother Nature. Of course Mother Nature winsPumpkins are a natural..." more
Sunday, November 29, 2015 3:57:52 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled That's the way the cookie crumbles:
John said, "Well it's a day late and a dollar short - but that's the way the cookie crumbles.But not to worry - there's lots more seasons coming up after this one. I myself have just about reached my limit on pumpkin and pecan pies - lol!"
Thursday, November 19, 2015 12:13:17 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Just sketching away...:
John said, "Just sketching away on the next cover design... this one with a snowy wintertime setting.I was spinning down the hill on my bike when it occurred to me that I should change a color from green to lilac. But the funny thing is when I got back home and..." more
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 7:40:37 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled A Good Night's Sleep:
John said, "One reason I liked this story so much was probably because I wished I could hibernate.Counting sheep doesn't always work.Tea with a friend is helpful.But counting bears is a novel approach. Anytime I have an illustration with bears, sheep and..." more
Sunday, November 15, 2015 3:34:31 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Some things I saw in Denver...:
John said, "Snow and lots of sunshine...The view of the Rockies is always good...A little history - one of the oldest houses in Denver. Molly Brown stayed there once.Flying over the Tetons is always amazing."
Saturday, November 14, 2015 4:14:28 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Autumnal Step by Step:
John said, "Hooray for Fall!My idiot's guide to making trees... I was riding my bike when an idea for painting leaves struck me - since what I had been doing wasn't working. So when I got home I tried it out and it worked. That's why I find digital art to..." more
Friday, November 6, 2015 2:18:23 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Autumn Colors...:
John said, "Only God can make a tree... but photoshop works for fools like me. I'm glad I didn't have to paint every leaf.I like how the detail works even with closeups.Sketching away... if at first you don't succeed - sketch, sketch, sketch again."
Thursday, November 5, 2015 12:30:20 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled I ink, therefore I am.:
John said, "I ink, therefore I am. Inking is sort of like skiing - fun and a little dangerous with a sense of movement... or something like that. Descartes never did any skiing."
Tuesday, November 3, 2015 9:00:09 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Wow... a real bookstore!:
John said, "Maybe you've listened to me complain how my neighborhood hasn't had a single bookstore in 5 years - even though it's named 'University Village'. Well things are changing... and today there's a new bookstore at last. I can scarcely wait to go in and..." more
Friday, October 30, 2015 3:41:55 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled One Halloween's Night...:
John said, "With a creak the barn doors open wide. Scarecrow held up his lantern and cried "This is our night of Jokes and Jitters!Tonight’s the night to pretend ourselves silly...Pigs can be pirates and hogs can be frilly"The washboard started..." more
Monday, October 26, 2015 7:11:29 PM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled Halloween is reinventing yourself...:
John said, "It's almost Halloween... as seen in this old art file. Halloween is possibly every person's favorite holiday, because we get to reinvent ourselves for a day. I've been reinventing my Mac Pro so now, like Halloween, my computer gets to be something..." more
Saturday, October 24, 2015 11:47:51 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled It must be Fall!:
John said, "It must be Fall! It's fun to be doing a book in tandem with the actual seasons - but then it's also fun thinking ahead to next Spring. I guess with children's publishing the seasons are often tied into the subject matter. "
Tuesday, February 2, 2016 8:13:15 AM
John Nez wrote a blog post titled My little 15 minutes of fame...:
John said, "For years I used to look at that great blog for children's books - Kathy Temean's 'Writing and Illustrating' and hope someday to be featured on it. So I guess it was my lucky day - because I finally made it! This is probably as close as I'll..." more