Soon to be an author too!

I just accepted a book deal for a picture book dummy I had my agent shopping around. It's one I wrote and illustrated myself. It's pretty awesome that soon I'll be able to say "WRITTEN AND illustrated by Julie Olson." It's not due out until August 2009 and I haven't officially signed the contract yet...just accepted the verbal offer. But I'm excited non-the-less. I posted sketches from it long ago. I've been working on it on and off for 3 years now. Yes, it's a long process.

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  1. Congratulations! That is awesome!

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  2. Wahoo! That is great news. Way to go!

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  3. Oh, how exciting! Congrats Julie!

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  4. Julie, thanks for the comment on my blog. To answer your question, my work is all digital. From sketch to finish, I usually create my illustrations in Photoshop CS3 using a 5"x7" Wacom tablet on my Mac with an Apple Cinema Display. Elizabeth Dulemba suggested the Apple Cinema Display for great color matching, and I love it!

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I'm a freelance illustrator working in the children's book industry. I love kids and raising my own 4 children. They are the inspiration and the passion behind all I do in art and in life. See my website at JulieOlsonbooks.com

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