NormGrock – Illustrator
Children's books, Concept, Finished work, Illustration, Process, Thoughts, Tips and Tricks, Video

In this post I’m going to walk you through my process for creating a book cover. A self-publishing author, Thea Berg, approached me to do a cover in her book series The Magical World of Sebella. The first book cover was illustrated by Wilson Williams, Jr. who sadly passed away last year. So I thought […]

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Children's books, Finished work, Illustration, Process, Software, Technology, Video

Thea Berg, writer of the Magical World of Sebella book series, commission me to illustrate the Book cover for her second book in this series. Thea was gracious enough to allow me to share my process with you. This is a sped up video showing my coloring process for creating the color cover.

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Inspirational

When most people think of video games they don’t think of art. Video games have become an increasingly expressive medium for artists combining painting, writing, sculpture, music, storytelling, and cinematography. One game has brought all of these things together in a amazing interactive experience. Journey is the most profound video game work of art I’ve […]

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Inspirational, News, Thoughts

This past Friday I attended my first CreativeMornings lecture here in Portland, Oregon at the Portland Art Museum. CreativeMornings is a free monthly lecture series for creative people. Oh by the way, they serve free breakfast, donuts! Here is a link to the lecture http://vimeo.com/44747795 The lecture I attended was by Nelson Lowory who was the […]

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Concept, Finished work, Inspirational, Process, Reviews, Thoughts

First off what is Schoolism? Schoolism is an online school that teaches classes for artists. The classes are taught by working professionals through out the 9 to 14 weeks course (depending on the classes). They offer a self taught version for around 500 dollars and a critiqued session course for 1000 dollars. The classes are […]

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Children's books, Inspirational, News, Thoughts

One of the first things you learn about me when you walk into my office is that I have a problem… A big problem. I love art books. So I thought it would be nice to share my thoughts on a few of my favorite books that always seem to end up on my desk […]

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Daily Doodles, Inspirational

When thinking about a favorite children’s book of mine, there really was only one that stood out among the rest…Where the Wild Things Are. Way back when I was a little monster I fell in love with this book. Really what is there not to love? Monsters, check, trouble making, check, kid in wolf pajamas, […]

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Process, Thoughts

Autodesk brings their amazing desktop drawing software to the iPad with the obviously named Autodesk SketchBook Pro for iPad. Sketchbook Pro is a powerful tool for doing exactly what you think, sketching.   The star of this app is the robust brush tool with all the amenities that most desktop drawing applications have. Tap with […]

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About me, Inspirational

10. Video Game – Megaman X (iOS) 9. Movie – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (Warner Bros. Pictures) 8. Comics – Justice League #1 – by Geoff Johns & Jim Lee (DC Comics) 7. Video Game – Gears of war 3 (Xbox) 6. Music – Young Love by Mat Kearney (Universal […]

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