That's what it feels like around here at the moment! Lots to do and not enough hours in the day to do it all! I am making slower than desired progress on Book 8 at the moment but the pencil roughs are almost complete. I am not sure they are quite as worked up as the Book 7 illustrations but having seen some proofs of them in the final layout I'm not convinced all the extra care and detail is necessary. I had a lot of fun working on some personal stuff in the meantime though which is good for the soul, even if it does not pay the bills.

I have finally taken the plunge and set-up a DA print account to sell some of my work. Well, 'lunge' is a bit dramatic - it's actually easy to do and I perhaps could have done it a lot sooner. Of course I have no idea if I will sell anything at all but it doesn't hurt to have it out there. And there is the benefit of being able to buy your own prints at a 'wholesale' price which may be an economical way of generating some hard copies for sending out to publishers.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has already set-up a print account and whether they are getting any 'bites'.

Ooh - and I have had a bit of spending splurge on dickblicks.com - ordered some cold-pressed illustration board (a few different types and sizes) and some other goodies. I have a growing list of personal projects I am keen to get stuck into. Any one with experience with illustration board please let me know your experiences. After the pain of stretching some water-colour paper recently (about 8 attempts before I got it right) I am hoping illustration board may be a worthwhile substitute.

Cheerio and happy doodling everyone!
Andy