How to start illustrating

Before having my third (and FINAL!) child and finding that I no longer have time to brush my hair let alone do anything else, I used to run a 6 week evening course on how to write and illustrate children's books. Being a fan of reuse, recycle and re-hashing old material I thought I might blog the course so that anyone out there who might be interested in taking up this noble profession (which according to my husband amounts to little more than 'colouring in') can glean what they may from my…

What is Illustration? How to learn illustration? This is a tutorial for beginners. We discuss theory, principles, tools, and share practical tips.

If you've been following me for some time, you'll know that my blog is about blogging and online business. But I've made Stray Curls unique by including my own hand-drawn illustrations in just about every single post. I've been asked this question via email and comments several times, so I thought I'd write a very detailed blog

If you've been following me for some time, you'll know that my blog is about blogging and online business. But I've made Stray Curls unique by including my own hand-drawn illustrations in just about every single post. I've been asked this question via email and comments several times, so I thought I'd write a very detailed blog

Switching from traditional art to digital art has been the best decision I've ever made. I started drawing digital art in 2016. I can tell you that the learning curve to learning digital art is a little high initially because it feels very different and takes some time to get used

Dream project alert - illustrating a magazine cover! 🌿 As Spring is just around the corner and we can start to see little signs everywhere I decided to tackle my project of illustrating a magazine cover for my portfolio and this “spring issue” came to life. I very much have enjoyed the hand lettering and filling the layout with flowers throughout, it was really meditative. Have a look at the last slide to see a bit of the process and the first rough sketch I came up with. I will be adding…

Transform your passion into a career! Learn how to become an illustrator without a degree and make your dreams come true.

Do you ever feel stuck doing the same type of work even though it’s no longer bringing you the same level of joy it once did? 🙋🏼‍♀️That was me a year ago. Pivoting is an essential part of any creative business, but it’s hard to know how to start! When I first started talking with Logan about the possibility of business coaching, I knew I wanted to try some new things - I was especially interested in illustrating book covers and wanted to pull away slightly from some of the offerings I was…