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Lil Guardian ~ Shishi cub (+ concept sketches)

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From my Draw Baby Beasties book!

 A Fledgling Griffon (+concept sketches)

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From my Draw Baby Beasties book!

Chimera cub and design sketches

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Baby Oni (blue and red versions) + concept sketches.

From my Draw Baby Beasties book!

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Signed copies now available for sale through my online store!

I’m thrilled to announce my newest how-to draw book!

Get ready to set out on a journey into the world of fantasy and imagination… the realm of baby beasties: Draw Baby Beasties: Create Little Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More is a 128-page color book packed with easy-to-follow drawing instructions for creating magical unicorn foals, flaming phoenix chicks, gruesome gargoyle pups and other fantastical youth of land, sky and sea. 28 creatures in all!

ISBN-13: 978-1440354199

Color, 128 pages

Step-by-step demonstrations for 28 baby fantasy creatures

Tips for depicting true-to-life anatomy, poses and expressions

Narrative profiles of each species, complete with fascinating insights on their habits, habitats and favorite pastimes

Battle stats!

Draw Baby Beasties is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, or check Indiebound to purchase at your local bookstore!        

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One of the first baby beasties I made. You can now find them in my Draw Baby Beasties book! <3

Thinking about… manticore cubs. (Manticubs!) <3

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Winter Wrap Up Sale!

Hi everyone! I’m clearing out my inventory of Little Pony How to Draw Books, coloring books, magnets, and prints. I have boxes upon boxes of books taking up my limited storage space and they all must go.

I’ve set up a store page and priced everything pretty much at cost. Use the coupon code DEC19 to take an extra 50% off!

The Little Pony Drawing Book and the Little Pony Coloring Books are out of print and no longer available in stores, so this is your last chance to grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for a pony fan in your life!

Please help me get these books a new home by sharing the store link and coupon code with anyone who might be interested! Thanks everyone! <3

gumroad.com/lcibos

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Hi everyone! I'm clearing out my inventory of Little Pony How to Draw Books, coloring books, magnets, and prints. I have boxes upon boxes of books taking up my limited storage space and they all must go.

I've set up a store page and priced everything pretty much at cost.

The Little Pony Drawing Book and the Little Pony Coloring Books are out of print and not available in stores, so this is your last chance to grab a copy for yourself or as a gift for a pony fan in your life!

Please help me get these books a new home by sharing the store link and coupon code with anyone who might be interested! Thanks everyone! <3

https://gumroad.com/lcibos

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I’m thrilled to announce my newest how-to draw book!

Get ready to set out on a journey into the world of fantasy and imagination... the realm of baby beasties: Draw Baby Beasties: Create Little Dragons, Unicorns, Mermaids and More is a 128-page color book packed with easy-to-follow drawing instructions for creating magical unicorn foals, flaming phoenix chicks, gruesome gargoyle pups and other fantastical youth of land, sky and sea. 28 creatures in all!

ISBN-13: 978-1440354199

Color, 128 pages

Step-by-step demonstrations for 28 baby fantasy creatures

Tips for depicting true-to-life anatomy, poses and expressions

Narrative profiles of each species, complete with fascinating insights on their habits, habitats and favorite pastimes

Battle stats!

Draw Baby Beasties is available through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, or check Indiebound to purchase at your local bookstore!        

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Quick follow-up to this, and it’s all good news! :)

I’m pleased to report that all back owed royalties were paid, and my how-to books now have a new home at Penguin Random House through their newly acquired F+W imprint!

Here’s an article from Publisher’s Weekly about the acquisition.

F+W Media Files for Bankruptcy

I received notification F+W Media’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the mail yesterday.

This is quite a massive shock, as I had thought all was well with my publisher. I had just wrapped up a new how-to book with them in November and everyone was very optimistic about the title (I suspect my editor and the rest of the team were also in the dark about this).

Having been counting on receiving the 2nd half of the advance for my book this month, as well as July-December 2018 royalties, this is extremely bad news.

What does this bankruptcy notice mean for F+W authors like me? This is new territory for me, so I’m not sure what will happen in regards to payments due, royalties, rights, etc. Could our books be included in liquidation and sold to a third party? I don’t know. I’m not even sure what this means for the publication of my upcoming book later in the year.

I found an article on Forbes regarding the bankruptcy. While it doesn’t provide any answers for authors, it does provide information on how this all happened.

This article from the Craft Industry Alliance is also insightful.

Doing a bit of research, my understanding is that contributors and authors like myself are considered “unsecured creditors” in the event of a bankruptcy. Unsecured creditors receive a share of assets from the liquidation of a company in equivalence to the size of their debt, only AFTER secured creditors and preferential creditors have been paid. What this means is, we’re not guaranteed to be repaid the full amount owed (or even ANY of it).

Not good, not good at all, especially for us authors that depend on these royalty checks for our livelihood…

In conclusion, I think the next step for any affected author is to contact an attorney to help navigate the confusing world of legal forms and claims, which I will be looking into, though I am not sure how much good it will do.

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Dragon Hatchling + concept sketches

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Lil’ Zaratan

(a baby island-sized sea turtle)

final and concept sketches

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Release the (baby) Kraken! 

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Monkeys, monkeys and more monkeys! Sketches from 2016.

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Baby animal sketches from 2015 I never got around to posting.

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F+W Media Files for Bankruptcy

I received notification F+W Media's Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the mail yesterday.

This is quite a massive shock, as I had thought all was well with my publisher. I had just wrapped up a new how-to book with them in November and everyone was very optimistic about the title (I suspect my editor and the rest of the team were also in the dark about this).

Having been counting on receiving the 2nd half of the advance for my book this month, as well as July-December 2018 royalties, this is extremely bad news.

What does this bankruptcy notice mean for F+W authors like me? This is new territory for me, so I'm not sure what will happen in regards to payments due, royalties, rights, etc. Could our books be included in liquidation and sold to a third party? I don't know. I'm not even sure what this means for the publication of my upcoming book later in the year.

I found an article on Forbes regarding the bankruptcy. While it doesn't provide any answers for authors, it does provide information on how this all happened.

This article from the Craft Industry Alliance is also insightful.

Doing a bit of research, my understanding is that contributors and authors like myself are considered “unsecured creditors” in the event of a bankruptcy. Unsecured creditors receive a share of assets from the liquidation of a company in equivalence to the size of their debt, only AFTER secured creditors and preferential creditors have been paid. What this means is, we're not guaranteed to be repaid the full amount owed (or even ANY of it).

Not good, not good at all, especially for us authors that depend on these royalty checks for our livelihood...

In conclusion, I think the next step for any affected author is to contact an attorney to help navigate the confusing world of legal forms and claims, which I will be looking into, though I am not sure how much good it will do.

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Baby raiju concepts (electric weasels <3)