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Journey of a StoryTeller is a blog about my experience crafting fantasy/adventure stories while at the same time building my publishing company Worlds to Discover.
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1. New blog…

              Hey everyone, I know I haven’t posted in a while… but that’s about to change. As I juggle writing, drawing and publishing I’m going to start posting about my journey. Unfortunately, as I redesign my website over the upcoming months I will stop …

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2. Zoey… A character for an Early Reader Syfy

Meet Zoey, a character for an early reader Syfy that I started working on last year. I had to take a break from working on Talee’s World; vista shots, buildings and etc., and decided to start some illustrations for an early reader that I started concepts on last year. Zoey …

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3. Flickr… I here

I  thought I would see what Flickr was all about. Seems like a cross between Instagram and Pinterest … still trying to see how it works.  http://bit.ly/QQfI0v

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4. She should be a doll…

Last night I was in the mood to color something so I scanned through some old sketches on my computer to see if anything caught my eye. When I first got my Cintiq I went through a phase of sketching little girl faces and one of them was a sailor …

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5. Cassidy’s Dreams possible cover

I’m really excited about working on a story for Cassidy’s Dreams. The concept of the world and character has been in my head for years. Although I original thought it would be a picture book series… I think an early reader is more fitting. Especially since the concept character came …

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6. I love my freckles…

I’m naming this illustration I love my freckles because I love how her nose freckles came out.  I hope you can see them. The initial sketch was part of my warming up. I was supposed to be working on some Talee sketches today, but it just begged for some hair. …

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7. I joined DeviantArt

The other day I joined DeviantArt. (Here’s the link: http://bit.ly/1lIThr0) I’ve been visiting the site for years for inspiration… there are some really good artist on the site. But until recently I’ve never thought about joining myself. I’m not sure why… but oh well. I think the though of joining …

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8. I Didn’t Do It!

    This illustration started out as a practice sketch. I was working on poses when I drew rough sketch of what’s not Cassidy. I really liked her attitude and wanted to see her in color. I gave her the name Cassidy because she felt like a character I’ve been …

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9. Talee Environment Sketch

While I was working on my Talee’s World Ebook cover option I realized that I needed to take some time to work on her environment. I had an idea about how her landmass (home) was setup but as I work on the sketch for her environment I’m realizing I didn’t …

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10. All About The Hair

I felt like sketching today and wanted to practice some locks… so this is what I came up with. I like. Now back to working on Talee’s World illustration.

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11. WIP… Working on Talee

Good Morning! I’m working on adding Talee to the cover today. I still have to clean up the outline but coloring should be fairly easy.

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12. Back to WIP… Talee Cover

  I’m back to work on a possible cover for a short story ebook for Talee’s World… so far so good. I haven’t started on Talee yet but Cora is looking good as well as the background.

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13. Having a Little Fun Sketching

I thought I would share a little sketch I did since I was having a little fun sketching. Doesn’t she look like she wants to say something?

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14. My Interview on Genesis Science Fiction Radio Series

For those who missed it… I had an interview on the Genesis Science Fiction Radio Series last night and it was a lot of fun. It was a good conversation with host William Hayashi. We talked about children books, animation, storytelling and more. Check it out. http://bit.ly/1gyxkDk

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15. Bakeshop Girl

This was a fun one. I came across an illustration of a girl that looked liked she worked in a bakeshop and decided to use it a reference and create my own illustration. Now that’s it’s finished I think I’m going to use her as a base for a character …

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16. Cora from Talee’s World

I just finished my illustration of Cora from Talee’s World. What do you think? The coloring page is on Talee’s World.

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17. Did you say…

Having some fun with an illustration I did last night.

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18. My Cintiq 22HD Review

Hello… How are you? I’m great! I’ve been asked about my Cintiq 22HD, so I though I would take a moment and write up this post to give you my experience and thoughts about it and of course a little back story. Years back while working as a freelance graphic …

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19. My Coloring Time

I should be working on the Talee cover but wanted to just color this morning so I pulled up my Cora inking that I did for the Cora coloring sheet and started coloring. So far I’m loving how it’s coming along. I don’t know if I will spend the time …

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20. Talee Ebook Cover Rough Concept

I’ve been working on a rough concept for a Talee ebook cover. It’s still in the concept stage but I think I like.  The characters on the left are not part of the story. I was sketching them for fun.

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21. It’s Coloring Time!!!

Just finished a new coloring page. It’s uploaded on Talee’s World. Check it out it’s Cora! http://bit.ly/1bHeFqF  

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This is a sketch that started with the eyes. I’m now playing around with colors to see what I come up with. 

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23. K in Pink

Hey everyone, How are you doing? I’ve been great… working on my sketching and coloring. My skills seem to becoming a long so I though I would start sharing some of my character illustrations. This one I did about a month ago. It was something I did for one of …

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24. Meet Arin

  Meet Arin, a new character that was created while I was practicing drawing character concepts. She came out of no where and ever since I drew her, I have wanted to see her in color. Now that she is in color, I think I’m going to have to write …

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25. Ava Brooks in Pink

I’ve been working on some character illustrations and I just finished one for Ava Brooks. I originally had her wearing purple but since Talee also wears purple I put her in pink. I think it looks good on her. What do you think?

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