I have a very special offer for you! Instead of my usual 10% off Parade Portrait Christmas sale, I am offering a 15% discount for the first 7 parade portrait commissions booked. I've never done this before, but I thought that since this has been an especially difficult year for everyone, you could use an especially good discount. What is a Julie Olson Custom Parade Portrait? ...
General Conference October 2020 Sketchnotes
I definitely need to up my posting game. Every 6 months isn't very good. Sorry about that. But here I am again, posting my illustrated notes from the General Conference my worldwide church holds twice a year. This year has been especially difficult for nearly everyone in the world with the global COVID-19 pandemic. I hope you are all finding ways to feel supported and strengthened. This conference...
General Conference April 2020 Notes
Hi, friends! I hope we can all become friends. Since I am assuming we can, I am sharing my sketchnotes from the April 2020 General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints with all of my friends.
I've compiled them all into one downloadable pdf file which you can open and print for your personal or classroom use. These notes are not to be resold, repurposed, or reprinted for...
How to Draw a Tiger
I had a request by a kid doing this new online schooling thing we are all experiencing. He wanted to learn how to draw a tiger. I've actually never drawn a tiger so it was a great challenge for myself. Let me know how you do with it! You can click the video below to watch and print out instructions by CLICKING HERE.
...
How to Draw a Bunny
I had some requests for a video on how to draw bunnies. So here it is! The video and printable instructions are below.
...
How to draw an Owl
No video today but a new "how to draw" sheet. Click on the image below to print out the page and follow the instructions.
after opening image, right click on it and print or save to your desktop to prin...
Fortnite Fans - How to Draw the Llama
Does anyone love Fortnite like my kid does? Well if so, you're in luck. My son asked me to make a "How to Draw the Llama" video and instructions. Wahlah! Here they are. And the printable instructions are on my printables page....
How to draw a cat video
Hello friends. I've uploaded another "How to Draw" video for you and created a brand new printable page to follow. If you go to my PRINTABLES you can find and print the sheet with instructions. But if you are more of an audio learner, here is a video where you can watch me draw the cat step by step. This is all free for personal or classroom use, but not for resale or promotion in any way. Thanks and Enjoy!...
Homeschool Blues & Baby Yoda
Are any of you feeling the pressure, the pinch, the stress of helping our kids navigate their schooling from home? I'm sure the teachers providing the lessons are. Ours seem to be throwing everything they have at us in an effort to see what sticks. The problem is, my kids get overwhelmed. I finally emailed the teacher and said, "Are you okay if we choose one thing in each subject each day instead of trying to do EVERYTHING every day?" He said, "of course." Honestly, if he had said no way then I...
Free Baby Yoda Valentines Printables
Hi, Friends! Long time no write. I'm sorry about that. My life has been upside down since we moved and had to do a big home renovation project. But I wanted to pop on and give you a little gift for stopping by. How many of you watched The Mandalorian? You didn't? Well did your kids? Ok. So even if no one in your house watched it, you can't have missed the phenomenon that is "Baby Yoda" (technically...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
- Julie Olson
- 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