Children's Illustrator

Breaking news!

I finally broke down and paid for another place to get my work seen online at childrensillustrators.com/TraciVanWagoner. I'm keeping my fingers crossed (which makes typing and drawing a bit hard at times) that it brings in some fun children's illustration projects. I love to draw and paint, and I always enjoy having the opportunity to put my talents and experience to good use entertaining and educating children of all ages.

If you'd like to hire me to bring your ideas, characters, or story to life, I'd love to hear from you.
Email me at: tracivanwagoner(at)icloud.com

Twitterpated

After much hemming and hawing and flat out refusal to join the twitter world, I finally took the leap. You can find my twitterpated self here. There are so many possibilities, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed. A quick rundown of my experience so far: I have found some very helpful links that have already made my current MG WIP better, the #kidlitart chat on Thursday nights are fun and informative, I'm learning more about agents and editors through their twitter feeds, and there's so much more.

I have found some very helpful resources I thought I'd share for anyone who decides to take this leap as well.
An outstanding guide that has made it all doable for me:
Twitter Guide for Authors and Illustrators by Debbie Ridpath Ohi @inkyelbows.

Build Book Buzz -- Twitter basics for authors. Sandra Beckwith provides some great information on getting started as well as further links to check out.

For children's illustrator, here are some great tips presented by Kiri Ostergaard Leonard from a tweeting Art Director (did I use the right terminology?), Giuseppe Castellano: 10 Great Twitter #ArtTips from Art Director Giuseppe Castellano.

As I am still very new to this and continue to explore the possibilities, I will be adding more information as I find it.

Happy tweeting!

Hump Day!

My Animal Parade Camel has been working overtime to bring smiles and push away the mid week blues. This week he's strapped on some skis to celebrate the Winter Olympics.

HAPPY OLYMPIC HUMP DAY!

Illustration Friday: Patterns

I have been neglectful and not posted for a while. Life and the challenge to get new illustration and design work got in the way. However, I could not pass up on this week's Illustration Friday topic, Patterns. I have created many fun patterns with my humorous heads and tails Animal Parade animals and this is one of my favorites. My cute Husky is all decked out for the holidays in a fun Santa hat and a holly wreath. Woof! Happy holidays!

Festive Heads and Tails Animal Parade Husky Pattern

Illustration Friday: Hidden

This is a fun topic, and I just so happen to have several hidden pictures that work well for this one. In honor of the end of summer and summertime reading while sitting in a tree, here is my Reading Tree. Can you find all the hidden pictures? Have fun!