@cam-royce that is a GREAT point. That spread has all the legal jargon and junk on the left half so thats the reason for the large dark space. Ill try adjusting the shadows to match the purples and colors of the “dark” on the rest of the pages. THANKS!

End of the day there are pluses and minuses to both.

WP gives you a lot more flexibility if you have the time to do some research and is most likely going to cost a bit less than the other platforms nut will take a lot of your time

Squarespace and Wix and others like it will help save you a ton of time but might cost a bit more month to month.

Its safe to say either way, there are good options on both for beginners and experts on both platforms. its all about time and money and level of effort at the end of the day.

@Sofie-Schollaert Yep, incredibly humbling seeing such awesome art and deep knowledge here but making a concerted effort to throw my work in the ring and hope for improvement and growth and get over the "fear". You should post up your work, so far you all have been incredibly encouraging!

@Perrij We will celebrate BIG once the KS wraps. Its been such a fun ride im almost sad its over (just means i have to find a new project to jump on ASAP!)

Thanks @kadelex Holly Becker, the writer, had the fun idea and bringing it to life was a ton of fun!

Thanks @Braden-Hallett its been something ive been working through for over a year now. I could have kept drawing and noddling for another year but like @Jake-Parker says, “finished not perfect”? Hopefully we get it funded and are shipping it in a few months so we can make “ship happen”! Its been a CRAZY learning experience just putting it together.

Hey amazing artists and students!

Long time (silent) follower in the forums and big 3PP fan here. Ive learned a ton on this forum and have always been so reticent to share much of my work (Hello, my name is imposter syndrome) but i wanted to drop a note and share some art from my first ever children's book: Bed Head, a Hair-Raising Adventure.

The story follows Eli as he goes to bed and the hairs on his head wake up and get into all sorts of shenanigans.

The illustrations are "final" but have not gone to print so still have room for some tweaks if you guys have some feedback. Im very proud of the work but know i have a TON more i can learn from you amazing people.

Anyways, thanks for always being a fountain of knowledge and support to both the SVS team and to all of you fellow forum explorers.

I used wordpress but wouldn't say its any better than wix or squarespace (for beginners). you can do a whole lot more with wordpress from an SEO perspective and have a ton more flexibility (and its cheaper too if you get the proper hosting). Its very intimidating and can be frustrating but there are lot of people (even on here) that im sur can help if you have any questions.

im happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability if you want to talk.

here is my wordpress site

Some of Tom Booth's illustrations have that heavy textured pencil feel, maybe more Eduardo Vieira's style? I love how evocative you can be with lines and texture that pencils allow. It appears a tricky balance since too little can look lazy and sloppy and too much just feels heavy. I think the trick is being purposeful with the scratches and not doing it to simply cut corners and hide imperfections.

I encourage your exploration though! God luck!

It may just be something you can solve with layering. Have her try to place the images "behind" the text. Most text wont have backgrounds and youll be able to see through the letters to the background images. Also, if you didn't design these without a background in photoshop even a PNG can have a white background so, a few questions:

1. Are you illustrating these digitally?

• If No, there is little that can be done about the white around traditional art, short of creating complicated clipping paths and masking the white in post editing (photoshop)unless you mess with the layer properties in the final layout software (more about this below).

• If Yes then make sure you dont have a white background on your end. Keep the art (lines and colors) on a separate layer than the "background". Come time to export from photoshop turn off the background layer and export your png. check the "transarency" box and make sure you see the grid in the preview like this:

  

2. Is she designing them on a light colored or textured background?

• If yes, try setting the layer to some sort of transparency in the final design software similar to photoshops "multiply". It'll make the white basically blend in with the the background and not block out big chunks of other elements but only slightly alter the color of your art, like this (pardon the typos):

OK. If none of that works and push comes to shove...drop the jpg into powerpoint, "set transparent color", select the white then right click+save as the image from ppt with the background removed and, voila. PNG with transparent background:

• "set transparent color"
  

• Right click+Save as
  

Hope that all helps!!

(Im a graphic designer by trade, layouts and working with files is a lot of what i do :))