Hey Whitney Illustration!

Whitney is an Author and illustrator living in Portland, OR. Her first novel, YOU'RE WELCOME, UNIVERSE will be published in 2017 by Knopf Books For Young Readers She is represented by Brent Taylor at TriadaUS

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Julia and YP

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Almost done, one more bed and some labels to add.

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One bed down, four more to plan...

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Read the full day here:

http://heywhitney.com/Hourly-Comics-2014

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Drawing Leo and Stargirl from STARGIRL. I'm loving doodling real quick. Can't seem to nail it on bigger drawings yet.

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A little character sketch of Kate from Mysterious Benedict Society. Getting warmed up for a new little project.

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A thing.

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A little peek of my big plans for my new book.

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Took some time to do some drawing today. Meet Julia. She's the main character from my third book.

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I designed this book cover for a contest and it made it to the top 10! Now, the public can vote for who moves onto the next round. Spare me a few votes, please? I'd really like to see my work in print. 

You can vote here:

http://www.damseldistressed.com/

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More character drawings from my new book. Here's Alex and her boyfriend Munk. Did this one up kinda quick today. Nice to finally see their faces on paper though.

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Meet Joey Reyes and her Fender Telecaster. The main character from my new book. 

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Trying to really nail down the look of a certain main character....

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I made these little gifts for my critique partners after I got my offer of representation last week. 

I truly don't think my book would even be finished, let alone the amazing story it turned out to be without them. They went through a lot with me to perfect this book. Including a night at my house where we invited a bunch of people to join in and read it like a play.

My book is full of friendship bracelets, things stashed in Altoids tins, and some kissing. 

Thank you, ladies. See you Sunday.

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How exciting! Congratulations on getting an agent and advancing to the next round of Publication. That makes it sound like a video game and it kinda is with all the button mashing, swearing at the screen, panic, and elation that comes with it. Congrats again!

Thank you so much! It really does feel like a video game. I haven't beat the final boss, but I just added a new member to my party who is like a super boss slayer!

I'm thrilled. 

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Fan art alert! Surprising no one, Sue is my favorite from Orange is the New Black.

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Here's what it looks like when I get a request for a full. Opposite of rejection jam.