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Monday, July 28, 2014 8:10:23 PM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Watercolors and color pencils:
Jeff said, "Faces magazine I recently created these four illustrations for Faces magazine. They are all Aesop’s Fables with a modern twist in the imagery. This first one is City Mouse and Country Mouse. I am continuing with my experimentation with..." more
Friday, July 18, 2014 7:44:03 PM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled A new style with mixed results:
Jeff said, "The following illustrations were done for a manuscript called Winny the Princess Playing Pony that I have written and created a dummy book for . I’ve been experimenting with different styles and media trying to create art that fits the story...." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled And away we go…!:
Jeff said, "I am starting a blog to display and discuss my latest illustration work. I also intend to talk about the industry, focusing on children’s book and magazine illustration, with a sprinkling of fantasy and editorial work as well.Filed under:..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Where things stand.:
Jeff said, "Since I’m just starting my blog, I thought I should let everyone know where things stand with my illustration/writing career right now. The two biggest things are: my picture book, Wiener Wolf, that I wrote and illustrated is set to hit..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf F and Gs:
Jeff said, "I got the fold and gathers for Wiener Wolf today. The book looks great! I’m really happy with how it has come out. Some of the last minute changes didn’t make it into this version, but I have been assured they’ll be in the book...." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Publisher’s Weekly Review of Wiener Wolf:
Jeff said, "I was surprised to find this review of my latest picture book, Wiener Wolf. For one thing, I didn’t know the advance copies were out there circulating already and for another, I wasn’t expecting such a nice review. I believe it is the..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled TLA vs. IRA:
Jeff said, "I just got back from the International Reading Association conference in Orlando, FL. I went there as a guest of Highlights, who flew me out and put me up in a hotel so that I could sign copies of the poster I illustrated for them. Every year,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf book release party checklist:
Jeff said, "In less than two weeks is the book release party for my new picture book, WIENER WOLF! It’s going to be held at Austin’s fabulous independent bookseller, BookPeople, on Saturday, July 2nd. At 11:30 a.m. I’ll start with reading my..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled WIENER WOLF release party and aftermath:
Jeff said, "My reading of Wiener Wolf to the crowd gathered for storytime. The book release party at BookPeople was a smashing success. There was an amazing turnout for the reading and all of the store copies sold out. True, I had many family and friends there..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf runs wild at Georgetown book signing:
Jeff said, "Signing books in Georgetown. I had my second bookstore booksigning and it was at Hill Country Book Store in Georgetown a couple of weekends ago. It was for a National Dog Day event to raise money for the Georgetown Animal Shelter. Sarah and Preston,..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled :
Jeff said, "This past weekend, Shelley and I celebrated the release of our latest book, Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos, and Pit Ponies: A History of Horse Breeds. We held a launch party in south Austin at Bethany Hegedus’s Writing Barn on Sunday..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf Has a Howling Good Time at the Texas Book Festival:
Jeff said, "This past weekend was my first Texas Book Festival and it was smashing! I did a reading of WIENER WOLF in the Storytime Tent on Saturday and then a “Making Stories With Authors” children’s activity on Sunday, both followed by book..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Evolution of Goats – A New Illustration Style:
Jeff said, "I have written and created sample illustrations for a new picture book called The Rockabilly Goats Gruff. It’s the story of three southern, rock’n roll goats trying to get across the bayou to a gig they’re playing at the Shimmy..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Fantasy Illustrations and the Austin Comic Con:
Jeff said, "This past weekend, I participated in my first comic con. I had a table in the artists’ alley where I displayed not only my children’s books, but also my fantasy work that I’ve done over the years. I even had a few originals on..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf Goes to School – The Author/Illustrator and School Visits:
Jeff said, "A really great aspect of making children’s books is getting to occasionally interact with the kids. This usually takes place in the form of a school visit. Shelley and I had started doing several school visits in Colorado, talking about our..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:28 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled 3,2,1…Relaunch!:
Jeff said, "This is the grand launch of my NEW and IMPROVED blog/portfolio site, JEFF CROSBY/ILLUSTRATOR AUTHOR! It was formerly a neglected blog-only site, but I have now added my portfolio of illustrations to it, right at the top of the page. The portfolios..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled I Got It Covered:
Jeff said, "One of my favorite types of illustration jobs is book covers. I’ve done several over the years and found them to be great gigs in several ways. At four to six weeks, the deadlines aren’t as frantic as the two to three day newspaper..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Otis Steele and the Taileebone book launch:
Jeff said, "This past Saturday, Tom McDermott and I had a book release party for Otis Steele and the Taileebone: A Southern Tall Tale. Tom is a traveling storyteller and has been telling this tall tale for many years. Finally, he put it down on paper and got..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 1 – Thumbnails:
Jeff said, "I have never really documented my creative process before, so it’s about time I tried it. And the project I chose to show the steps of is a doozie. I am creating a 38″ x 72″ painting on canvas, which is roughly the size of me. I..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 2 – The Sketches:
Jeff said, "This is the tight sketch I created for The Return of the Jackelope. I scanned into my computer the thumbnail sketch I thought worked best (as seen in the previous post) and enlarged it in Photoshop. I then reduced the output levels using the Levels..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 3 – Transferring the Drawing and Underpainting:
Jeff said, "To transfer my sketch to the six foot tall canvas, I enlarged the drawing in Photoshop to the right dimensions and then divided it up and printed it in 11″ x 17″ panels. I taped them all together and then to the canvas. Next, using old..." more
Friday, February 28, 2014 3:00:27 AM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 4 – The Painting!:
Jeff said, "Now that I have the underpainting completed, it is time to get to the good stuff. Color! I work from background to foreground and put in a layer at a time, as opposed to working all the way to finish on each element. Here, I have laid in the sky and..." more
Thursday, November 7, 2013 12:26:49 PM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 2 – The Sketches:
Jeff said, "This is the tight sketch I created for The Return of the Jackelope. I scanned into my computer the thumbnail sketch I thought worked best (as seen in the previous post) and enlarged it in Photoshop. I then reduced the output levels using the Levels..." more
Tuesday, October 29, 2013 2:20:33 PM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Return of the Jackelope – Step 1 – Thumbnails:
Jeff said, "I have never really documented my creative process before, so it’s about time I tried it. And the project I chose to show the steps of is a doozie. I am creating a 38″ x 72″ painting on canvas, which is roughly the size of me. I..." more
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 10:26:41 PM
Jeff Crosby wrote a blog post titled Wiener Wolf Goes To Arkansas:
Jeff said, "I was recently notified that Wiener Wolf was awarded the Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award! That means that all of the kinder to third graders in the state voted for it as their favorite book of the year. Hooray!!! I will be traveling to Little..." more