Welcome to our 5 part video series on ‘Illustrating Children’s Books.
Each day this week, a video will be published where you can gather insight from Lilla Rogers, Art Agent and Zoe Tucker, Children’s Book Art Director. There will also be mini assignments each day for you to enjoy and share on Instagram.
Ready to dive in and make a commitment to your success as a children’s book illustrator? Sign up HERE. Hurry! This class will fill!
What you’ll learn in this video:
- A really easy way to get started with your children’s book illustration pitch
- How ears of the bunny, for example, can be used to show emotion
- How an editorial artist can leverage their existing work
- What Zoe means by having your characters “tell a story”
- Why all characters should be equally dressed
- Why a gorgeous setting isn’t enough to woo an art director
Your mini assignment for today is:
At the end of this short video, I’ll give you an assignment to help you get started. Be sure to listen to the end. You probably already have what you need in your portfolio to take the first steps!
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Ready to dive in and make a commitment to your success as a children’s book illustrator? Sign up HERE. Hurry! This class is almost full!
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Transform your art career and Make Art That Sells. Registration is open for Illustrating Children’s Books (starts 16 January, 2017), Assignment Bootcamp (starts March 2017) and our amazing self-paced versions of MATS A & MATS B which include a huge vault of reviews from Lilla and class assignments from all our previous sessions.
