Great news! We have the chance to show our appreciation for the Provo River Trail murals I painted last fall: http://beedfack.com/do/survey/623 Vote #20 Graffiti/Public Art: Provo River Trail Murals by Jess Smart Smiley
I got this awesome award for drawing Rumpus on the Run: A Monster Look-N-Find Book. It’s pretty cool, I guess.
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
“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