I GOT AN AWESOME AWARD
I got this awesome award for drawing Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-N-Find Book. It’s pretty cool, I guess.
I Won an Arty Award!
My first graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale (October 2012, Top Shelf Productions), was recently nominated for an Arty Award from the Salt Lake City Weekly, and I just found out that my book won for the Best Graphic Novel/Zine! Hooray! Thank you to everyone that voted and got involved. Keep watching this blog and … Read more
Characters From My Book: Harold
With my very first graphic novel coming out in just a month and a half (so exciting!), I thought it would be fun to have a little getting-to-know-you of sorts, right here on the blog. So, without further ado, meet Harold: Harold is the main character in Upside Down: A Vampire Tale–my first graphic novel, coming this … Read more
My Comic Nominated for an Arty Award!
What a nice surprise — my upcoming graphic novel, Upside Down: A Vampire Tale, has been nominated for an Arty award in the ” Graphic Novel/Zine/Multimedia Publication” category!If you’ve liked my comics so far and have enjoyed the free 9-page preview, would you mind taking a minute to vote for my book? VOTE HERE. Thank … Read more
STAFF PICK & LIVE DRAWING!
Check it out – my Comics Grab Bag was picked and featured by the Kickstarter staff! My full-color short comics collection is now 76% funded, and a mere 10 comics orders shy of succeeding. Pretty exciting! We’re so close, but the project won’t happen at all unless we hit 100%. So, let’s make this fun. … Read more
ART & DESIGN SCHOLARSHIP
One of my favorite blogs, Design*Sponge, is offering a $10k scholarship for art and design students to assist in the pursuit of their creative endeavors through financial support. The deadline is Monday, so if you’re interested, apply now! (I wish I would have known about something like this when I was in school.) Find out more about the … Read more
WINNER
Congratulations to Wm Brian MacLean for being the winner of my mobile game, Skeleton Jump! Message me at jess.smiley@gmail.com to get your free game code. ————————————————————— For everyone else: keep commenting! I’ll be giving away a copy of my recently funded Monster Coloring Book at the end of the month. If you like coloring, original artwork, temporary tattoos … Read more
“Students! You have just under a month to get your applications in for the Jay Kennedy cartooning scholarship. This is a great opportunity to not only help pay for your education, but to meet and be celebrated by the NCS at their annual Reuben Awards party weekend.” -Reposted from Drawn
WATCH DESIGN COMPETITION
Have you ever wanted to design your own watch? NOOKA is partnering with MESH01 to push the limits of what we know as the watch. They’re running a competition, ending October 11, to design a new watch and the chance to win up to $2,500. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. … Read more
CALL FOR ART
Centered City Yoga (Utah) is seeking an artist to execute a work of art for Centered City Yoga, with payment of $250 to cover cost of time and materials. The purpose of this piece is to create two-dimensional signage for the new Centered City Yoga Revolution studio, located downstairs at the 918 south 900 east … Read more
