I recently drew this Tiefling Bard for a Dnd Character Commission in Sydney, Australia. I love drawing Dnd characters because they really stretch the imagination! When I’m not drawing, you can usually find me playing dnd or Larping, in fact, I am writing and illustrating an entire webcomic, Larp Lady!
Are you looking for an artist to illustrate your custom Dnd character? I have a few slots left for commissions!
Contact me or send me a message on instagram!
10 days is a travel comic I created 10 years ago, but one that I love looking back on!
This travel comic helped define my illustration style, before I even knew I had one. And although I cringe at how easily I fell in love back then, I can’t help but remember the amount of effort that went in to this very simple and short comic.
At the time, I was teaching kindergarten in Thailand, and drew everything with paper and pencil. I had to find a scanner in the village I lived in, which was in itself a nearly impossible task. I finally found a scanner at a little old ladies pharmacy/grocery/laundry shop. It cost me around 10 Baht per scan, that I put onto a thumbdrive, then sent to my brother (who is a graphic designer) to help me put together as a proper comic. He then sent it back to me for me to print and give to my boyfriend at the time.
It was definitely a labour of love, and one that I wish I would have kept pursuing continuously because my initial idea was to draw comics about all of my travels abroad.
Back then, web comics weren’t really a thing. Almost nobody I knew even read comics except for the nerds I knew in Portland.
There was no Instagram.
Facebook was pretty much just for college kids.
The Internet was much lighter, and I was much much more naive when it came to love.
Anywho, I hope you enjoy!
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below and please feel free to share!
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Xo
Lauren
Hello and welcome to my blog! I thought I would introduce myself to new readers and share why I want to be a Children’s Book Illustrator and Author.
Since I was a little girl, I have been writing and drawing children’s picture books. From “The Powerful Pumpkin” aka the superhero pumpkin who saved baby vegetables from sugary treats I wrote when I was 6, to the story of the last dragon who lived in an oak tree and made friends with knights instead of fighting them I wrote in middle school, I have always loved both writing and drawing!
However, life seemed to get in the way of my childhood dreams, and my ambitions of becoming a children’s book illustrator became just that…a dream.
But like many people, 2020 was a year of a lot of soul searching and finding out what really matters in life. I realised that my childhood dreams could become reality if I really focused on manifesting them. I started research how to be a children’s book illustrator guides, became a SCBWI member, joined a weekly critique group and even started my own book club. I also tried (and failed) to self-publish my first ABC children’s book. I bit off far more than I could chew and set unrealistic deadlines for myself, but hey! I learned something invaluable – that failing is a part of the journey!
I am very excited to start my journey as a Children’s Book Illustrator, starting with the CYA conference this weekend. I have been wanting to join this conference for years and finally invested in this for myself! So wish me good luck, and I will try to share my review of the children’s book conference once it’s finished!
Thank you for reading!
Looking for an Illustrator for your own children’s book project? I am always looking for new and exciting things to work on! Check out my portfolio and contact me to get started! I look forward to hearing from you!
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Xo
Lauren
Last week I finished painting my Forest Friends series, children’s book illustrations inspired by the forests and critters of Oregon. There have been so many wildfires in Oregon that many of the forests I grew up in have been burnt down. So I have decided to donate 10% of sales of these Forest Friends prints to Umpqua Wildlife Rescue. They are a grassroots type organisation so I am really happy to support them and all they do to help rescue our forest friends that are in need!
You can purchase prints here.
Looking for an Illustrator for your own children’s book project? I am always looking for new and exciting things to work on! Check out my portfolio and contact me to get started! I look forward to hearing from you!
Xo
Lauren
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Xx,
Lauren