New Free Pandemic Coloring Page #122!

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

#StopTheStigma

Today is day 437 of quarantine and down here in Georgia our local schools are finishing up units, taking end of year tests and milestone tests, completing end of year projects, and preparing EOCs and final exams. Kids and teachers are ready to be done, ready for a break, ready for summer and I don't know about your family, but I can feel the stress in my house. It's Okay Not to Be Okay. I don't just mean about school stuff, about anything and everything. You are allowed to be unhappy, stressed, worried. It's okay to have bad days. Breathe. Call a friend or seek out a therapist. Talk. You can lean on someone to help you through the bad days so it isn't all on you. You are not alone in whatever you are feeling - even if it may feel that way. I'm not a therapist, but I'm always available to talk to my friends and there are many great professionals out there who are ready to talk to you. #StopTheStigma

 New Free Pandemic 2020 Coloring Page #48!

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Today is day #157 of our quarantine and my kids had their first day of school for the new school year. All of their classes were remote so they logged on at the designated time and had all live classes. Yes, there were glitches, but I'm confident that will be worked out. Thank you to the teachers who stepped out of their comfort zones to teach online. Tomorrow is a new day.

New Free Pandemic 2020 Coloring Page #37

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Today is day 117 of quarantine and it feels like a roller-coaster of emotions. From enjoying my time to write and work in the garden to stressed about what school will look like this fall for my kids. I miss having lunch once in a while with a friend. I miss hanging out at the pool with my kids and their friends. Wear the mask, keep social distancing, let's flatten the curve, lower the death rate and get this virus out of our country. 

On a side note - I'm considering illustrating an adult coloring book and one for kids. Theme? Maybe birds, maybe just abstract like today's page, maybe empowering messages combined with abstract designs. Leave a message below if you think that you'd be interested in a coloring book and go ahead and let me know if a theme interests you - the price point would be about $6 for 30 coloring pages. - Thanks. 

New Free Pandemic Coloring Page #36

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Today is day 115 of quarantine. COVID19 numbers in Georgia are on the rise. So stay home if you can and wear a mask when you go out to public places like the grocery store. I hope that my coloring pages can give you or your family some stress relief while you build hand/eye coordination. Follow me on Facebook or click on the right side to follow this blog so you don't miss any coloring pages. I post every Monday and Wednesday. 

Character Challenge - Day 12: Costuming a Character

Day 12: Costuming a Character

Welcome to Day 12 of the Character Challenge! You should be knee deep in doodles and sketches of 18-25 year olds. For me, designing adult characters is much more difficult than children. I don't know why - just is. In any case, at this point, we have worked on characters who are 2-4 years old, 5-8 years old, 9-12 years old, 13-17 years old and 18-25 years old. We have also worked on noses, eyes, ears, mouths and posture.

Here are the links to all of the previous Character Challenge posts if you want to check back or need to catch up:
Day 1: Head Shapes
Day 2: Toddlers 2-4 years old

Day 3: All About Eyes

Day 4: 5-8 year olds

Day 5: Noses and Ears

Day 6: 9-12 year olds

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Day 9: 13-17 year olds

Day 10: Mouths

Day 11: 18-25 year olds

Today, I am writing about Costuming a Character. Costumes are a lot of fun. Your character can be anything. Anything! Remember that this isn't the real world - these are your characters - your stories - your drawings. Do you want your character to get shot out of a cannon straight toward the moon? Go for it! Is your character a tiny fairy with super tall flowers surrounding her? Sure! This is fiction. Anything can happen. A good costume doesn't have to be complex, either. It can be appealing through straight forward simplicity. A pirate sword and an eye patch or a ray gun and pointy collared shirt can tell a viewer who this character is.

Take some of those young adults you are working on and add a king's crown and robe, doctors scrubs, space suit, fireman's jacket and hat, baseball pants, shirt, and hat (don't forge the cleats). Think of any job or make one up and try the outfit on your character. You don't have to do a bunch, just try one - sketch it. We're not looking for portfolio pieces in this challenge - this is a time to play.


Have fun!