Tag: Chickensaurus

8 more free drawing tutorials

Exactly what is says on the box –  8 more free drawing tutorials!

That’s EIGHT videos that show you how to draw some of the human and dinosaur characters from my new graphic novel, Chickensaurus.

Feel free to share with other parents and teachers who’d find them useful 👍

… and you can find 2 more free drawing tutorials here.

 

Chickensaurus

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Watch the instant replay of my online book launch!

Hello readers! I’m struggling to find the right words for this post; it’s been a very big week in a very big month in a very crazy year and I’m barely keeping my eyes open. I’m sure many parents feel the same at the end of CBCA Book Week. As a complete sucker for punishment, on top of all this, I decided to run a livestreamed double book launch this morning. If you missed it, you can check out the recording below.

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Chickensaurus is out TODAY!

My new graphic novel, Chickensaurus, is out today!

I hope you enjoy the story; I worked really hard on this one and I think it’s my best yet! And special thanks to everyone who pre-ordered a copy, it makes a huge difference.

Here’s a little insight into the process of making the graphic novel; it’s a timelapse of me working on four pages from the final illustrations. It’s about 7 hours work shrunk down into 11 minutes.

You can order Chickensaurus at the links below.

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Awesome Festival workshops + a double book launch

The Awesome Festival is back (and COVID safe) this October in Perth. I’m running some art workshops for kids, plus I’m having a double book launch!

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Two new book trailers

I love making book trailers. It makes the armchair-movie-director in me feel very satisfied!

It’s a great challenge to make a movie that will give readers a sense of what the book is about; it’s also very exciting to find just the right music and sound effects that will bring the story to life.

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New books available for pre-order

It’s a bumper year for new books. As well as Toffle Towers book 3 out on Aug 4th, I’ve got another two books coming out later this year. One is a graphic novel about Jurassic Park with chickens, and the other the sequel to the cult-favourite My Dead Bunny!

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