Tag: making children’s books
Children’s Book Illustration Master Class
I had an email from Galya, an art student from Wales, wanting to ask me questions for her dissertation. I made a video for her, which I thought might be interesting for others to watch too. Here are her questions: 1. Do you think that the different areas of illustration(picturebooks, editorial, etc.) differ a lot…
Illustrating Children’s Books
I’ve just finished page 140 of the Michael Morpurgo book that i’ve been illustrating all this month. That’s the last page – hooray! But then I didn’t like it, so I wanted to do it again. This video will show you how I copy the illustration I didn’t like and turn it into one I…
Illustrating Children’s Books – Part 2
Yesterday, I showed you how I’d been reading the winning stories from the Welsh Books Council Dahlightful schools writing competition and how I decided how I was going to illustrate each story. Today, in part 2, I’ll show you how I go from a rough sketch to a piece of finished artwork. This Story, by…