Podcast: Steve Light & Kelly Light on Illustrator ProcessMarch 28, 2020 | Illustration, PodcastsSteve Light and Kelly Light (no relation!) talk about: How Steve is "an artist's artist" Sharing ideas or ...By: Steve LightKelly Light
#HFGather: Illustrator Inspiration from Shadra Strickland & Kelly LightMarch 27, 2020 | HFGather, Illustration, Inspiration, Picture BooksOur first Illustrator Gather was fabulous! Host Shadra Strickland and made us laugh and talked about: ...By: Kelly Light
The Weird, Wonderful Wandering Ways of WatercolorFebruary 10, 2020 | Illustration, InspirationWe'd like to thank Ashley Wolff for this colorful blog post! Ashley is co-faculty, along with Denise Fleming, for ...By: Ashley Wolff
Breaking Through Those Creative Blocks: 9 Actions to Get You Back to Flow StateAugust 11, 2019 | Illustration, InspirationBeing a creative person means you will undoubtedly experience moments when you don’t want to make anything. ...By: Anna Raff
Juana Martinez-Neal on Creative Leaps and New TechniquesAugust 9, 2019 | Community Good News, Illustration, Inspiration, Latinx VoicesAuthor Illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal was a guest faculty member at Gather: A Community Retreat for Published ...By: Juana Martinez-Neal
How to Write a Picture Book (When You’re an Illustrator)June 13, 2019 | Illustration, Picture BooksAs I was thinking about what to write about writing for illustrators, I remembered those step-by-step and ...By: Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Podcast: Angela Dominguez: Finding Inspiration in Family StoriesJune 2, 2019 | Illustration, Latinx Voices, PodcastsAn interview with Angela Dominguez, featured artist for our 2019 Visual Arts Exhibit. Artwork from Angela’s book ...By: Angela Dominguez
From Idea to Sale: A Graphic Novel JourneyMay 23, 2019 | Community Good News, Illustration, The Highlights Foundation ExperienceUpdate 10/10/23 Kirkus reviewed Claire's book: "Refreshingly pushing back against tropes that often appear in ...
#Kidlit Illustrators Share Tips & Tricks: 6 ArticlesMay 15, 2019 | IllustrationWe love our community of #kidlit illustrators, both faculty and students. Here are some blog posts that celebrate ...
How to Craft a Picture Book DummyFebruary 28, 2019 | Illustration, Picture BooksWhat is a picture book? Traditionally 32 pages long, a picture book is a three-dimensional object meant to be ...By: Lisa Cinelli
Elizabeth Rose Stanton Shares True Confessions of a Picture Book Illustrator, Part 2April 21, 2018 | IllustrationMy guest blog post from last year revealed my True Confessions of a Picture Book Illustrator, so I thought I’d ...By: Elizabeth Rose Stanton
Elizabeth Rose Stanton Shares True Confessions of a Picture Book Illustrator, Part 1July 5, 2017 | IllustrationTrue Confession #1 I know we’re told not to but...I erase. A LOT. Ergo, I have A LOT of erasers. Here are some ...By: Elizabeth Rose Stanton