Facial Expressions
When sitting down to do a drawing of any character, one of the first things to think about is what emotion you want your character to express. A great way to show emotion in your drawings is through the face. Here are a handful of different emotions and reactions you can use when creating your […]
June Promo Mailer Process
When we first started our gang of 4 at Once Upon A Sketch we set the goal of sending out a promo mailer every quarter. We decided that our first was going to be mythological creatures. I can’t remember how I settled on my creature, mermaids, but I’m sure one of my friends here at OUAS can […]
My Mom is named Lake County teacher of the year!
A few weeks ago, we found out that my mom had been named Lake County School district teacher of the year . The Lake County Record-bee had a nice write up about her winning in the paper, but it wasn’t as long as I thought it should be. I thought it was going to be a […]
2011 SCBWI Oregon spring conference recap
Day 1 Over this past weekend I went to my first SCBWI conference here in Portland Oregon at the Shilo Inn and met a lot of great illustrators. It was a weekend full of ups and downs. Lots of great information with a few duds thrown in as well. Friday started out promising […]
Chronicles of Narnia – Edmund
Lately I’ve been reading the Chronicles of Narnia books. When I read books I can always envision what the characters look like in my head. I’m not sure if everyone can do this, maybe I’ll start asking around, but I sure am lucky that I can get my ideas out and share them. More Narnians to come.
My Top 10 of 2010 – Entertainment
Honorable Mention Video Game – MegaMan 10 (PS3) Books – The Art of Avatar the Last Airbender (Dark House) Movie – Inception 10. Video Game – Cut the rope (iPhone) 9. Comics – Amulet: The Cloud Searchers by Kazu Kibuishi (Scholastic) 8. Video Game – Super Mario Galaxy 2 (WII) 7. Cartoons – Scooby-Doo! Mystery […]
Influences through the years
Early Saturday morning, I got up and was doing my normal social network surfing and saw something on Deviant Art that got me thinking, “Who are the artists that made me who I am today?” Wow, that’s a pretty deep question for 6:30 in the morning. What could get me thinking about something like that […]
Illustration Friday – Star gazing
Here’s my entry for this week’s Illustration Friday theme, Star Gazing.
Illustration Friday – Fearless
I’m afraid of spiders, but this guy isn’t. He’s fearless… or is that’s unsure? Now he’s just getting perturbed.
The zero2illo 12 Week Challenge: Week #2 – Your business plan
If a week ago someone would have said “Norm, this week you’re going to write your business goals and come up with a plan of how you are going to obtain them.” I would have laughed in there face. Well that’s what the Week 2 Challenge was for the zero2illo 12 Week Challenge. I’m Glad […]
The zero2illo 12 Week Challenge: Week #1 – Choose your target audience
Well here is my week 1 assignment for the Zero2Illo’s 12 Week Challenge. I’m posting it a little late but it was done on time… Really. What is the 12 Week Challenge you say. Well its a website created by Jonathan Woodward to help aspiring illustrators get their careers started and well I’m not entirely […]
Screen capturing
A few months ago I started messing around with doing some screen capturing of me drawing. Here are a few of my first tries. Sketch Ink EP003 from Norman Grock on Vimeo.
WDD091009 – Good informational Podcasts for illustrators
Here are a few of my favorite podcasts I listen to each week. Good information for any level illustrator. http://escapefromillustrationisland.com/category/podcast/ http://illustrationparty.blogspot.com/
WDD090909 – Sweet contest "Mail me art"
I guess one of the few ways to get your name out there is contests and here is one i’m thinking of submitting something too. It sounds like a lot of fun. http://mailmeart.com/going-postal/
WDD090809 – My Favorite artist blogs
Here are 5 of my favorites artist on the blogosphere http://danidraws.com/blog/ http://gurihiru.blogspot.com/ http://britsketch.blogspot.com/ http://gotcheeks.blogspot.com/ http://erwinmadrid.blogspot.com/
WDD090409 – Unused Packing Concept
Here is a project I illustrated for KC and was never used.
WDD090309 – Amulet Book 2 StoneKeepers curse
I just got Amulet Book 2 – StoneKeepers curse and I can’t wait to start reading it. Book report maybe coming soon.
WDD090209 – Mouse Guard – Winter of 1152
I just finished reading the 2nd hardcover of Mouse Guard – Winter of 1152 and I must say it was awesome. David Peterson stepped his game up with his latest 6 issues. His writing drawing and coloring are top notch. You can get a preview here at http://www.mouseguard.net/winter1152/index.htm I would say this is a must […]