This is the African pygmy elephant. I created this cryptid creature / monster art for Fairytales and Myths. The African pygmy elephant is a diminutive form of the forest elephant native to Central Africa. Check out the African Pygmy Elephant page for more details.
Getting your AI art retouched by hand is not just about quality, it’s also about being able to copyright your AI art. Both the EU and the USA consider AI-assisted works on a case-by-case basis when granting copyrights. However, the copyright offices have made it clear that works generated solely by so-called prompt engineering cannot …
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I’m currently working on Princess Zee Comes To America, which is mostly about life in Jamaica while waiting to immigrate. The moral theme is perseverance during the long immigration process, which can often feel unfair, and how a good character makes someone genuinely royal. One of my daughter’s favorite memories is telling ghost stories by …
Writing Princess Zee Comes to America has been problematic since it’s based on a real story. I struggled to create a plot that offered a conflict and a happy ending while maintaining an upbeat tone that was appropriate for kids ages 3 through 9. The reason is that the real story is fairly dark for …
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This is the real-life Princess Z, my daughter. I started this book concept with the simple idea of modeling a princess character after her pictures. Since I was testing the idea out with a new art style I decided to start with an alphabet book rather than jump straight into a story-based series. The first …
At the beginning of 2023, I chained millions of monkeys to typewriters. I was hoping they would have my author’s website completed by the time I finished my second book, but, alas, they somehow never managed to create anything with any specified functionality. They may work for bananas but they’re still more expensive than doing …
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