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Sunday, August 17, 2014 8:18:53 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled River City Comic Expo:
Tanja said, "Attended the River City Comic Expo (RCCE) in Little Rock, Arkansas this past Saturday. Had a great time -- what a fun event! I met lots of really nice people, and enjoyed chatting with them about my art for comics and illustration. Planning..." more
Friday, May 2, 2014 8:23:29 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Sketchbooks!:
Tanja said, "Received my first sketchbook collection today, just in time for next week's trip up to Spectrum Fantastic Art Live (SFAL) 2014! I'll be bringing some of them with me, and a few will also have an original sketch on the first page. Additionally,..." more
Saturday, April 5, 2014 6:57:46 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Stuff on the Drawing Board:
Tanja said, "Some snippets from various drawing boards with illustrations currently (or within the past few weeks...) in-progress. I tend to rotate between working on different illustrations depending on the various project(s) in development. Primarily 2H ..." more
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 6:19:49 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled 2014 SCBWI Bologna Illustrator Showcase:
Tanja said, "Very happy and honored to find out that I received an honourable mention for one of my illustrations, Dragonworld, in the SCBWI Bologna Book Fair 2014 Illustrator Showcase Gallery!See the grand winner as well as other entries in the gallery link,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:54:42 AM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Kelpie:
Tanja said, "A warm-up sketch from today, and an experiment: trying out graphite powder for the first time. It's a bit messy, but I like it! I could be just a little inspired by The Scorpio Races...really enjoyed that story, particularly since it brought..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:54:42 AM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Winter's Greeting sketching:
Tanja said, "Working on this 11 x 17 illustration a few minutes at a time over the next few weeks until it's finally done -- have a few other projects that have a much higher priority at the moment which is not a bad thing. :)2H pencil on smooth Bristol paper,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:54:42 AM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Happy 2014! This Year's To-Do List:
Tanja said, "10-min."life" drawing of polar bear (Safari model) in new toned-paper sketchbookIt's good to have goals. :) This year's list of stuff to-do gets some inspiration from various items I had on my list last year, along with a few additions. To make..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 12:54:41 AM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Winged Battle:
Tanja said, "Fantasy illustration which is currently in-progress (the digital painting part). The scanned traditional drawing shown above is on 11 x 17 Bristol paper, using 2H/HB/4B pencils, a variety of erasers and some graphite powder painting."
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:07:27 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Valkyrie portrait (drawing):
Tanja said, "This drawing of a Valkyrie and her horse was originally inspired by a Pre-Raphaelite model reference photo I saw the other day on Pinterest. Have to see if I can find it again.... All else is my imagination. The texture is from my photo..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:07:27 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Tiny Drawings: My 2013 Sketchbook:
Tanja said, "As much sketching as I like to do when I get started on a project, it seemed like a good idea to pull a few of those together into a small sketchbook collection. This way, I could post it on Etsy and also take a few copies with me to conferences..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:07:27 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Painting Studies Prep:
Tanja said, "I've got a few traditional paintings I'd like to do before the end of the year...but it's been awhile since I've done any acrylic painting, so I figured I'd better get in some practice studies first. The canvas -- gessoed illustration board...." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:07:26 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled The Various Roles Illustrators Play:
Tanja said, "This summer went by entirely too fast...officially only a few short weeks left. But as I juggled my various personal and client projects with multitasking fervor, I realized that all of the various roles I played as part of my illustrator job might..." more
Thursday, September 5, 2013 7:07:26 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Wild Horses, in-progress sketch:
Tanja said, "Another one of those warm-up sketches that suddenly took on a life of its own: Wild Horses.2H and 4B pencils on Strathmore drawing paper.Think I'll color this one. :)"
Thursday, September 5, 2013 6:44:42 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled A Knife in the Dark:
Tanja said, "Keeping busy juggling a few projects this summer, which I'm happy to be doing. A few personal projects creep in now and then -- the above started out as a warm-up sketch and then, as someone mentioned on my Facebook page, it took on a life of its..." more
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 2:56:19 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Dragon World: Final (almost) Pencils:
Tanja said, "The next stage of my "Dragon World" illustration: pencils. After gathering element references, taking a few pose reference photos and designing heraldry icons for the magical floating elements around the main character, I proceeded to..." more
Wednesday, February 20, 2013 9:16:00 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Dragon World in-progress:
Tanja said, "The ArtOrder group run by WoTC art director, Jon Schindehette, has a new challenge up that I couldn't resist developing some concepts for -- dragons! But there's a little more to it than that: Quote:"Today, I’m going to listen to the..." more
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 8:16:24 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled The Cover Reveal:
Tanja said, "The mention of “cover reveal” is often an exciting time for writers, illustrators or readers – we’re offered a chance to celebrate with the author; whether it’s their first book as a published writer or the next book of an established..." more
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 6:20:13 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Home on the Range:
Tanja said, "Early sketch for a middle grade sci-fi story. This is a crop of the larger illustration, focusing on the main character here. The final illustration is in-progress. "
Tuesday, February 5, 2013 4:36:05 PM
Tanja Wooten added a picture to her Profile Gallery
Title: Out on the Range (crop)
Description: Initial rough sketch for an illustration of sci-fi MG story
Thursday, January 31, 2013 8:48:07 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Old Knight:
Tanja said, "My panel of an old knight is getting a slight update as I go to final pencils. This comic short story (fairy tale) is one of a few personal projects for 2013."
Monday, January 21, 2013 10:13:53 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Dragon's Perch:
Tanja said, "My first dragon post for 2013! The illustration was developed from a warm-up sketch originally created late summer 2012 (posted below). The dragon didn't change much from its original design, but I did change the pose of the girl and altered..." more
Monday, January 21, 2013 7:45:46 PM
Tanja Wooten added a picture to her Profile Gallery
Title: Dragon's Perch
Description: Fantasy illustration
Sunday, January 13, 2013 7:19:59 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled Winter Greetings: work-in-progress:
Tanja said, "A small unfinished hedgehog character from an illustration set in progress. As are many of my illustrations, this one started out as a pencil drawing that I am now digitally painting in Photoshop."
Monday, November 3, 2014 6:47:56 PM
Tanja Wooten wrote a blog post titled All Hallows: Fall 2014:
Tanja said, "Wrapped in various projects this Fall 2014, but that doesn't mean I don't try and sneak in a little fun drawing here and there as a warm-up sketch. For example, my "life" drawing for Halloween...2B Pencil on Strathmore drawing paperOver the next few..." more