Diane deGroat

Apr 5
4 min

Illustrating a Travel Journal

Unlike a personal diary, a travel journal can be used for reference and for sharing. It's also handy when your memory fails and Google...

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Diane deGroat

Oct 15, 2023
11 min

Illustrating For a Celebrity

I first learned about Ree Drummond—The Pioneer Woman—when I was asked to illustrate her children’s book series about her lovable dog,...

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Diane deGroat

Apr 12, 2023
5 min

Becoming Ambidextrous

I am weirdly fascinated by handwriting. It amazes me how differently each person writes, while no one even thinks about how unique they...

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Using The Whole Book Approach With Robo-Kid

Diane deGroat

Mar 11, 2023
3 min

Using The Whole Book Approach With Robo-Kid

The Whole Book Approach to story time reading was developed by Megan Dowd Lambert in association with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture...

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7. Working (and playing) with AI as a Tool for Illustration

Diane deGroat

Dec 5, 2022
5 min

7. Working (and playing) with AI as a Tool for Illustration

It seems like more and more people are using Artificial Intelligence to generate images, now that it is accessible to anyone with an...

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The Story Behind the Stories

This space will be used as a venue for me to give some (hopefully) interesting information about creating children’s books. I’m starting off with my new book, The Adventures of Robo-Kid, and will expand to include other books and authors. Email me for topic suggestions, and I’ll accommodate wherever possible. Enjoy!

- Diane deGroat

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