IMPACT author and artist Angela R. Sasser is hosting several great events this January to celebrate the release of her debut book, Angelic Visions. If you’ll be in or near Fayetteville, Georgia during that time, be sure to visit Artworks on the Square and check them out. Selected artwork from Angelic Visions will be on display for the entire month of January, in addition to the following events…

Reception: January 7th, 7pm. Wine tasting and live music will be provided.

Book Signing: January 15th, 7pm. Raffles will be held throughout the evening and food and drink will be provided.

Technique Demo: January 22nd, 12pm. Join Angela for a demonstration on how to render skin tones in colored pencil.

Purchase your copy of Angelic Visions in the NL Shop, and learn how to draw and paint angels in watercolor.

Great article on IMPACT author Scape Martinez in the San Jose Mercury News. He teaches art
through graffiti, one classroom at a time.

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Buy Graff 1 (published February 2009)

Pre-order Graff 2 (on shelves April 2011)

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Click the image below to enter for a chance to win one of two awesome OtherWorlds prize packages — each includes art supplies, a copy of Tom Kidd’s book and the OtherWorlds 2011 calendar!

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OtherWorlds by IMPACT author and fantasy artist Tom Kidd just hit the shelves a couple months ago, but it’s already widely popular and has received several smash reviews.

Digital Image Magazine calls it “… just gorgeous to behold… Kidd fans will no doubt buy it just for the images inside.” Although the book focuses mainly on drawing and watercolor and oil painting techniques, it discusses digital painting techniques as well. DIM notes “Most of the material here is applicable to digital artists.”

Falcata Times raves as well, “All in, this title is a lot of fun. The reader/artist will benefit hugely from the author’s skills. Above all else it’s a title that, whether you’re a professional or amateur, will be referred to time and again for some tips to get [your] own work up to that next level.”

For more detailed information on Tom Kidd and his background, check out this article in the Housatonic Times.

In OtherWorlds, readers will

• learn to draw and paint fantasy settings in a way that makes them utterly believable through 13 step-by-step demonstrations for dynamic color oil and watercolor renderings, with some discussion of digital techniques
• discover where Kidd finds his best ideas, the methods behind his glorious color sense, and how he turns it all into exquisite fantasy realms
• get imagination-sparking approaches for dreaming up these strange new realms and finding ready inspiration in the most ordinary of places.

Stop by the North Light Shop and order your copy of OtherWorlds today!

We’ve got great news for Buddy’s fans!

Buddy’s out-of-print comic “Parts: The SitComic” is available online as a download. It’s only 99 cents for the download, and many more will become available as Buddy uploads them.

They’re available on the website Graphic.ly. The site is packed with great comics from artists just like Buddy. Whether you’re a Trekkie, just love a good Zombie story or anything in between, you’ll find something at this site that catches your eye.

Buddy has promised to upload more comics over the next few months. Stay on the lookout for After Hours Press comics!

Unfamiliar with Buddy Scalera? Check out his great book Creating Comics from Start to Finish to find out what you’re missing!

Nice review of Brian and Nick Wolf’s Extreme Face Painting for the December issue of the School Library Journal:

This is a guide for experienced artists ready to take their craft to the next level, instead of painting pictures on a face, like colors on a flat canvas. These instructions show how to use shading and highlights to shape a variety of frightening and whimsical forms. The authors open the book with basic information about materials, colors, and techniques. Then they demonstrate different projects, with the “friendly” faces first, and the “fiendish” ones in the back. Each entry has a full-page color photograph of the final product and smaller photos of each step in the painting process. Clearly written instructions appear below each photo. The book contains the standard faces, such as a butterfly mask, animal faces, and a clown face, as well as some unusual projects. Some of the fiendish visages are quite frightening. The book comes with an informative DVD where the authors demonstrate two of the face paintings from the book. As one brother does the painting, the other gives a running commentary of what he is doing and why. This is a great resource, especially for older children, teens, and adults.

–Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT

It’s that time of year again. As 2010 draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the year gone by, time to start making new year’s resolutions, and time to order your 2011 IMPACT calendar. How about a cool DragonArt Evolution calendar, featuring artwork from the book by J “Neon Dragon” Peffer? Or a Dracopedia calendar filled with the amazing art of William O’Connor? Check out these and other IMPACT book calendars now available for purchase online at Zazzle.

It’s holiday time (at least that’s what Mariah Carey’s new CD and the decorations at the mall are telling us) and that means it’s time for presents! Even if you celebrate nothing, you can celebrate yourself with a lovely book from our IMPACT line…and for cheap with our Super 7 Day Sale.

Enter SUPER7 at the checkout to receive 15% off your North Light Shop purchase today and tomorrow, and 10% off Dec. 3-5.

That means titles like Dreamscapes, Shojo Fashion Manga Art School and DragonArt are all super cheap. And really, nothing says “happy holidays” like a copy of Hell Beasts.