by Nicole Tadgell | Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Now that the holidays and the travelling are all over, I can get back to the artwork, right? Right? Tell that to my sluggish hands. I’m feeling pretty blah at the moment.I’m at that stage that many artists get to…everything I do looks crappy, all my...
by Nicole Tadgell | Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Black Threads in Children’s LiteratureThis is a neat place where folks are discussing the upcoming Coretta Scott King awards!
by Nicole Tadgell | Dec 24, 2008 | Uncategorized
by Nicole Tadgell | Dec 4, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here is a lovely feature of No Mush Today on Anastasia Suen’s Picture Book of the Day blog with a mini-lesson on writing and voice.Thanks, Anastasia!
by Nicole Tadgell | Nov 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here’s a sample of illustrations I did for a client that I then converted to panels, adding text and speech shapes. It’s an exercise of how I can work art into this format – and it looks pretty good..There’s a lot of recent buzz about graphic...
by Nicole Tadgell | Nov 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
I’ve always loved sci-fi and fantasy. From Rackham, Erté, Wendy Pini, and Trina Schart Hyman to Rebecca Guay and Tony DiTerlizzi. The worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Anne McCaffery, Dragonlance, and of course Tolkien were a means of delight and...