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Neon Notes - Illustration & Inspiration
Crystal Smith is a rather short, left-handed, illustrator & writer on the west coast. She draws pictures for kids books, loves nature & neon, wildlife & travel. Daughter of a lighthouse keeper. BFA in visual arts. www.heycrystalsmith.com
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Infusing Motion, Emotion & Magic in your Illustrations!
Infuse your art with the three ingredients that level-up any illustration—especially in children's books!
Focus on Setting & Characters: How To Choose Colors for Your Children's Book
Emphasize the setting or characters in your kid's book by choosing colors with personality!
Focus on Emotion, Theme & Subject: How To Choose Colors for Your Children's Book
How to create the right emotion or mood using colors in your illustrations. PLUS: communicating the theme & subject of your book with color choices!
150+ Free Paint Textures to Download!
Over 150 free texture files to use in your illustrations! Get creative with these expressive paint textures, scanned at high resolution.
3 Craft Activities for Your Kid's Book Launch & Events
Whether it's a book launch, school visit, or other publishing event—here are three fun customizable activities you can create for the kids to enjoy!
Customize A Bookmark Activity for Your Kid's Book Launch Event!
Let the kids relive the book with craft bookmarks at your book launch, school visit, or publishing event! They can bring home their own souvenir—and a story to remember.
3 Tools to Help You Choose Colors for Your Children's Book
How do you pick the right colors for your children's book illustrations? Keep it simple with these three tools and you might find the perfect colors.
How to Use Texture Files in Your Illustrations!
Create unique art by adding paint texture layers to your pictures! Grab my free paint sheet downloads and try it out.
Customize Your Own 'Story Cube' Craft for Your Kids Book!
Get my free Canva template so you can customize and print out these story cubes for kids, as you promote and share your childrens' books! Fun for book launch activities or school visit crafts.