From shapes and lines to designs!
illustration instruction for all ages
About Art with Ashley B
Welcome to Art with Ashley B., the ultimate destination for learning how to draw! Whether you're a budding artist or just looking to have fun with creativity, this channel is designed to guide you step by step in the world of illustration.
Founded by Ashley Belote, a professional picture book author and illustrator with over a decade of experience in book publishing, Art with Ashley B. brings knowledge, enthusiasm, and artistic joy to students of all ages. Through guided drawing videos, you'll not only learn essential techniques but also discover how illustration pairs with storytelling—and how art can be a career!
Ashley travels the country inspiring students with the magic of book creation, and now she’s bringing that excitement to a new online audience. Get ready to sketch, create, and explore the world of illustration with Art with Ashley B.
About Ashley Belote, Author/Illustrator
Ashley Belote is the author/illustrator of WITCH & WOMBAT (PRH 2023), SHEEPWRECKED (PRH 2024), DON'T WASH WINSTON (Feiwel & Friends 2024), LISTEN UP, LOUELLA, THE ME TREE, and A PARTRIDGE IN THE WE TREE.
She is also the illustrator FRANKENSLIME and VALENSLIME by Joy Keller (Feiwel & Friends, 2021).
She studied traditional animation under the direction of Don Bluth. Ashley is a West Virginia native, and earned her BA from Alderson Broaddus University. She earned her MA in Arts Administration from the University of Kentucky. Her graduate study included a children’s literature and illustration course, The Whole Book Approach, through Simmons College at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. She also serves as the Illustrator Coordinator for the Carolinas chapter of SCBWI. Ashley is represented by Moe Ferrara of Triada US Literary Agency.
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