James Burks - graphic novelist and animator

Happy to see Box Tales: Grow, Strawberries, Grow! on the American Library Association’s 2025 BEST GRAPHIC…

Cover reveal for the second book in my new graphic novel series, Box Tales, from First Second. This one will…

It's COVER REVEAL time! Happy to share the cover for the third Box Tales book, which will be out in August…

It's been a while (if ever) since I've introduced myself. Here is my creative journey. I've worked on…

We made it to Friday. There's no better way to end the week than painting cats in Procreate. Enjoy the…

Someone asked me yesterday how I get my black ink lines to look so crisp in Procreate. Here's a short…

Today, on the drawing table, I'm inking cats. When I draw, I'm not too concerned with copying real life. I'm…

From black ink on paper to vivid colors in Procreate. Thanks, as always, for following along and taking the…

“The one that got away!” A pen and ink moose-terpiece emerges from the depths of my imagination. Thanks for…

As promised, without further ado, I present the color version of my previous post. The line art was done…

Happy first day of Fall! I wasn't planning on posting another drawing video today, but I didn't want to miss…

I've decided to turn some of my pen-and-ink drawings into vinyl stickers.

WARNING: For all the perfectionists out there, I made some very big, blobby mistakes while drawing this…

Upgraded—or maybe downgraded my workspace to include a table where I can do traditional art. I snagged this…

Here we are at the start of another week, and here I am still drawing. Here is the prequel to my previous…

Taking my pen and ink work to the next level. Seeing how I might apply this to illustrating a book where the…

ATTACK OF THE BLOBS! Most of the time, we share our successes here. We watch as drawings magically appear in…

I asked for suggestions the other day when I posted my uniclycling elephant drawing to my stories: what…

“Even Vampires love to read a good book” I'm having a lot of fun drawing with pen and ink and gaining…

Sometimes, when you don't have the right tools for the job, you improvise. Since I don’t have a proper…

I think one of the hardest parts of working traditionally is knowing when to stop. It's so easy to overwork…

A blank sheet of paper plus a bottle of ink equals endless possibilities. Elephants are always fun to draw…

More fun drawing with pen and ink. This time, I started with a pencil sketch so that I'd end up with a more…

Here's a behind-the-scenes look at my next animated bear scene. I'm cleaning up the rough animated walk…