My local newspaper published an article on my employer, Warner Press.
Exporting from Anderson (Indiana)
I’ve seen the statistics for some time, but it still amazes me our Egermeier’s Bible Storybook has sold over six-million copies and have gone all over the world.
Globalization is everywhere, even at small, non-profit publishers!
Christmas is coming! Right now, I am working on a coloring book that will be available for next Christmas. This page is near the beginning of the book. It is based on the Christmas carol, “Away in a Manger.”
I just finished this activity for Warner Press. The one thing that made this activity stand out for me was this was the first time in quite a while I drew the whole thing directly in Adobe Photoshop. The sketch didn’t exist on paper until I printed it out the first time.
That is not generally how I work. Usually, I’ll make the sketch within my sketchbook and then scan it. This time, I decided to give myself the challenge of going directly to the software.
I rendered the background art and bike in Adobe Illustrator. For items that require a straight line, that’s where I go. I laugh when someone sees me draw and say, “I’d like to be an artist, but I can’t draw a straight line.” Join the club! No one I know of draws straight lines without using a mechanical device or the computer.
Since these are pocket books, the art is tiny. That’s another reason why I drew the details in Illustrator, i couldn’t get the detail in the bike or elevator buttons without creating it in Illustrator then pasting the file in Photoshop. When it comes to drawing, the two programs work like a charm.
This art is the property of Warner Press, which is why I added the copyright. Use is prohibited without permission from the publisher. They’re at http://www.warnerpress.org
Tina Houser’s Children’s Ministry Encounter is coming Saturday, September 24 to Madison Park Church of God in Anderson, Indiana. My employer, Warner Press is sponsoring the conference.
I will be there performing various duties, so I hope to see you there.
Tina is an experienced children’s pastor who is now the Publications Director of K! Magazine. Her emphasis is to train and encourage others to be creative in children’s ministry. She will be discussing various topics, such as…
If you are a children’s ministry teacher who wants to learn from a dynamic, creative veteran, Then I highly recommend it.
You can find the details and register at this link.
PS: The illustration above was created by Christian Elden, another fine Warner Press employee.