Hello everyone! If you haven't been visiting my other web journal, Another Perfect Day 365, you may have been wondering what I've been up to! I thought I'd show you my illustrations for the first Chapter of "Gabriel's Tale." I have spent much of the month of January drawing, redrawing, painting, repainting these illustrations. Plus, I've done research on layout, learned how to use my computer's software better, and watched drawing tutorials on perspective and snow, to name a view. I've checked into printing and the needed specs. Read up on the pros and cons of self-publishing and the various ways to do it. I came to the conclusion that this project may end up being just for my grandchildren, printed on my computer, and hand-bound by me. But who knows....maybe by the end of chapter 14 I'll have had so much practice that my illustrations have improved dramatically and I'll have learned all the tricks of the trade to produce a professional-looking book! You could say I'm sharing a "before" picture so that when I get to the end I'll have something to compare it with.
I'm only including the text that goes with the illustration so the story will not make any sense to you. Hopefully, though, it will peak your interest and you'll want to read the whole story by the time I'm done. . . .
I'm only including the text that goes with the illustration so the story will not make any sense to you. Hopefully, though, it will peak your interest and you'll want to read the whole story by the time I'm done. . . .
