For those of you who are new to this blog, or are trying to figure out who I am and what I do: this post is for you. HELLO. MY NAME IS JESS SMART SMILEY & I MAKE RAD PICTURES. Drawing and writing have always been my biggest passions. It’s all I’ve ever wanted to…
Inspired Designer just posted an in-depth interview with me, covering everything from my books and illustrations to sources of inspiration and style. The interview was a lot of fun and I couldn’t be happier about being included in Inspired Designer. Read the full interview here.
It’s out! It’s out! If I have one thing to tell you right now, it’s that my graphic novel Upside Down: A Vampire Tale is out! Get it at TopShelfComix.com.
Upside Down: A Vampire Tale comes out next month — just in time for Halloween! Pre-orders ship later this month, but in the meantime…meet Vermillion: Vermillion is the last witch on Earth, which makes her extra nasty! Armed with a spell book written by Madame Rose, Vermillion is determined to get revenge on vampires everywhere and…
I thought that, after yesterday’s post regarding the digital future, we should have something a little lighter about books:
It’s true! My Monster Coloring Book was featured on Kickstarter’s Fascinating Posts section! (Now might be a good time to mention that you can get your own Monster Coloring Book, digital wallpaper, original artwork and coloring gift packs on Kickstarter.)
The Provo Library has been a good friend of mine for a long, long time. I first discovered Stephen King’s writing at the Provo Library. Bill Peet and Roald Dahl were there, too—not to mention M.C. Escher’s work, and books of paintings from Pablo Picasso. Books on writing, drawing, epic fantasies that soared inside my…
Hooray—my website, jess-smiley.com is up! Comics, books, drawings, and more! It looks like this: What do you think? Building websites is the bane of my existence, but I finally have something decent to share. I’ll probably put up a post about easy web building in the future, but for now I’m just glad to have…