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Publisher’s Weekly Review of Wiener Wolf
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...
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TLA vs. IRA
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...
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Wiener Wolf book release party checklist
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...
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WIENER WOLF release party and aftermath
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...
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Wiener Wolf runs wild at Georgetown book signing
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...
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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...
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Wiener Wolf Has a Howling Good Time at the Texas Book Festival
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...
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Evolution of Goats – A New Illustration Style
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...
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Fantasy Illustrations and the Austin Comic Con
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...
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Wiener Wolf Goes to School – The Author/Illustrator and School Visits
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...
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3,2,1…Relaunch!
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...
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I Got It Covered
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...
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Otis Steele and the Taileebone book launch
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...
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Return of the Jackelope – Step 1 – Thumbnails
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...
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Return of the Jackelope – Step 2 – The Sketches
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...
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Return of the Jackelope – Step 3 – Transferring the Drawing and Underpainting
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...
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Return of the Jackelope – Step 4 – The Painting!
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...
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A new style with mixed results
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...
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Watercolors and color pencils
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...
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Wiener Wolf Goes To Arkansas
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...
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