I am a true Romanticist. I am more engaged with my Romanic and idealized vision of the past than I am with the present. I am emotionally trapped in the 1800s, but none of my picture books [at this point]  spring from that period. I am, however, currently creating one or more series of books…

Day 4 Challenge  – 14 Day Picture Book Challenge – Describe the Main Character of Your Picture Book. Step 1: Decide what story that you want to tell. Step 2: Decide who is the star of your story. Step 3: Describe that Character Your assignment today is to fill your mind with as many details…

Beginning April 3, I Will Host a 14-Day Challenge for Picture Book Writers. I have begun researching and preparing to create another picture book. In fact, I am hoping to create a series of books,  and I thought that I’d create a #PBChallenge so that I can encourage other people to join me as I…

Rabbit – Jacki Kellum  Procreate Drawing March 30, 2022 Step 1: I Outlined the Rabbit with Procreate Pencil 6B Step 2: I added some shading with Max’s Brush Sketchy Sarmento Step 3: I washed in some of the darker areas using some watercolor brushes Step  4: I added sketching details with both Pencil 6B and…

Daffodil – Jacki Kellum Sketch in Procreate – March 29, 2022 Off and on, I have been watching Procreate tutorials. Youtube is a great resource for adding to your understanding of how to create in Procreate, but I have also purchased several tutorials along the way. Polly’s Friend in Green – Insprired by Aveline Stokard…

Several people have asked me to offer a class about how I paint with acrylics, and most of those people are primarily impressed with how I use color. Today, I have begun putting that class together, and my first step is to show you most of the Golden acrylic paint colors and how I group…