How to illustrate children's books

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See how I create this cute foxes scene with watercolor paints, brush pens and white calligraphy ink. This children's book illustration is straight from my imagination with inspiration from the Pacific Northwest and of course Red Foxes. My artwork is focused on the beauty of nature and the amazing wildlife and adventures to be found outside. Get inspired with my outdoorsey art and decor | Fox character design | Landscape illustration sketch | Landscape concept art | #illustration #artist…

Show me 10 children’s book illustrators and you’ll find 10 different ways to illustrate a book. Different techniques, different materials, different workflows. There’s no incorrect way to illustrate a children’s book. As long as you’re able to convey your ideas and follow any instructions from the a

The rule of three can help you structure a children's story. Let's look at what it is and how to use it for your children's book!

Before having my third (and FINAL!) child and finding that I no longer have time to brush my hair let alone do anything else, I used to run a 6 week evening course on how to write and illustrate children's books. Being a fan of reuse, recycle and re-hashing old material I thought I might blog the course so that anyone out there who might be interested in taking up this noble profession (which according to my husband amounts to little more than 'colouring in') can glean what they may from my…

When writing a children's picture book, the art tells half the story (more, in some cases!) Because of this, your picture book layout is essential to the reading experience. You want page turns in the right place and you don't want too much text on each page. But if you're not an illustrator, this can be tricky to envision.In this post, I'll show you how to make a picture book dummy so that you can nail your layout before the illustration phase.What is a picture book dummy?A picture book…

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Discover engaging children illustration ideas that spark creativity and learning. Dive into a world of color and imagination with our insights!

Illustrators, writers, quite inspired, how do your stories grow? was the theme for the 2012 regional conference of the Houston Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) back…

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