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Sunday, March 6, 2011 1:09:59 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Warning”:
Aura said, " “Although they received a warning, Ernie and Eddie continued to misbehave and were given a Time Out.” Just had to do a cute- fuzzy-animal- illustration this week "
Monday, February 21, 2011 5:46:52 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Layer” (and musings about hot press vs. cold press watercolor papers):
Aura said, " I thought this process is fitting for this week’s Illustration Friday word “layers.” I am in the preliminary stages of drawing a somewhat complex illustration, and above are studies from the larger illo I did to help me..." more
Sunday, January 30, 2011 1:33:18 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Surrender”:
Aura said, " “And then, at last, he surrendered to the dreams that awaited him.” I enjoy drawing and painting in black and gray, but being a watercolorist and especially a colorist, I prefer to mix my gray with French Ultramarine blue and Burnt..." more
Thursday, January 13, 2011 10:07:02 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Studio Makeover!:
Aura said, "I had a chance between Christmas and New Year’s to do a mini-remodel and reorganization of my art studio. I spent some time thinking about what was working (north light!) and what wasn’t (storage!) and planned accordingly. Here are some..." more
Sunday, January 2, 2011 7:22:29 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled 2010 in review:
Aura said, "This is a great WordPress feature, and it’s revving my creative engine for 2011! It’s encouraging to see how well my blog did in it’s first full year. For this coming year, the goal is definitely to share more information to my..." more
Sunday, December 12, 2010 6:27:44 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Phenomenon”:
Aura said, " It’s been a while since I participated in Illustration Friday, but I had this idea last night and thought it fit the concept nicely. The style is a bit of a departure for me as well, which is refreshing sometimes. "
Sunday, September 5, 2010 9:54:29 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Dessert”:
Aura said, " Don’t worry, the mouse is safe and the kittens get a bowl of cream for dessert so they are happy too. I wanted to take a little break from my usual watercolor illustrations and experiment with a technique that is new to me, cross-hatching..." more
Saturday, September 4, 2010 7:19:54 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled SCBWI Conference Part II: Talented People:
Aura said, "It has been just over a month since the SCBWI Summer Conference came to an end, and I wanted to acknowledge just a few of the wonderfully talented and inspirational people that I met there before the memories of the whirlwind weekend begin to..." more
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 8:44:13 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Process: “A Dinosaur in my Room” Part I:
Aura said, "I have a confession to make. The prior process posts I had–well, posted–were all done after the fact. In other words, I knew how they turned out before I even put up the first sketch. I am going to risk a little more and be braver with..." more
Friday, August 6, 2010 3:26:52 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled SCBWI Conference Part 1: Illustrator Tips:
Aura said, "Since I have so much I want to share from this amazing weekend, I thought it would be best to break it into several posts, so please keep on visiting to see my updates! For Part 1, I will share some of the great tips I learned throughout this last..." more
Tuesday, July 27, 2010 5:03:19 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Double”:
Aura said, " My IF is a little late this week, but I’ve been very busy getting ready for the SCBWI conference happening this weekend, and I had to finish another piece before I got to this one (which, by the way, I completed in 14 hours in 1..." more
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 10:53:44 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled New Promo Materials!:
Aura said, " I got my new postcard and business card samples in the mail today (postcards are 2-sided) and they turned out great! I got them at overnight prints (www.overnightprints.com) for a pretty good deal, 250 each for a little over $100.00 altogether...." more
Sunday, July 4, 2010 4:09:41 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Illustration Friday: “Giant”:
Aura said, "Lyra and Iorek from "His Dark Materials" Trilogy I am re-reading this awesome series by Philip Pullman, and had been thinking about doing an illustration based on it for a couple weeks, and the Illustration Friday word of..." more
Friday, June 25, 2010 3:29:57 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Process: Hedgehog in the Tub:
Aura said, "I am seriously overdue for an update, but I’m back and I want to share my process for how I conceived of and created this illustration. The idea first came to me when my mom and I were watching youtube videos, and we stumbled upon this..." more
Saturday, June 5, 2010 9:37:23 AM
Aura Lesnjak commented on Glenn Hibburt's Profile:
Aura said, "Hi Glenn! Thanks for the comments on my work and the welcome! I saw your book list, I am also a fan of Graeme Base. What a wonderful community this is!"
Friday, June 4, 2010 2:15:44 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Zero2Illo 12 Week Challenge:
Aura said, "Just wanted to spread the word about the challenge. It’s meant for illustrators and creatives to help them on their way to success as freelance artists. This is week two, creating a business plan, and so far it has been great at helping me..." more
Friday, June 4, 2010 2:15:44 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Just joined SCBWI!:
Aura said, "For those who dont know, that stands for Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators http://www.scbwi.org. I am really looking forward to checking out all the great resources the site has to offer. If anyone has first-hand..." more
Tuesday, November 11, 2014 8:20:30 PM
Aura Lesnjak wrote a blog post titled Just Released: New Blogging U. Ebooks:
Aura said, "Our recent Writing 101 and Writing 201 Blogging U. courses were a huge success — so we thought you should be able to enjoy them even if your schedule didn’t allow you to take them in real time. We’re happy to announce that both..." more