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How to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator

How to Be a Children’s Book Illustrator

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Discover how top children’s illustrators portray characters, narratives, and themes through the art of visual storytelling in this uniquely practical and inspirational handbook. Indispensable techniques are revealed alongside captivating illustrated examples, while in-depth sample stories show how the professionals approach their work. There are even tips for artists who want to write the story too!

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Discover how top children’s illustrators portray characters, narratives, and themes through the art of visual storytelling in this uniquely practical and inspirational handbook.

You'll learn indispensable techniques with the help of captivating illustrated examples in the detailed theory chapters, then go behind the scenes with eight specially commissioned sample stories, each illustrated by a top children’s artist, who also gives insight into their design process. There are even tips for artists who want to write the story, too!

• Step into your readers’ (very small!) shoes to understand the impact of age-group and background for relatable, inclusive results.
• Plan and fill pages that flow with effortless pacing, consistency, and detail that make the hundredth bedtime reading just as engaging as the first!
• Tune into the author’s storytelling techniques to illustrate narrative devices such as humor, conflict, suspense, and symbolism.
• Transform design fundamentals into an enchanting experience with clever color choices, real-world references, and emotive typography.
• Explore potential paths into the industry, building a portfolio, working with publishers and self-publishing, plus legal considerations.

Product details
Hardback with dust jacket 268 pages
Dimensions: 270mm x 230mm
Paper quality: Full colour premium paper pages
ISBN:978-1-912843-19-0

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This book features a set of four reference postcards, while stocks last.

Contents and contributors

 

Foreword
by Chris Chatterton
Introduction
by Ruth Hammond
Considering your Audience
by Ruth Hammond
Illustrating an Ongoing Narrative
by Ruth Hammond
Telling the Story
by Ruth Hammond
Engagement
by Ruth Hammond
Working with Words
by Ruth Hammond
Illustration as a Profession
by Ruth Hammond
Troubleshooting
by Ruth Hammond
Sample Stories Written
by Greg dobbins
A Dog and a Cat and a Frog (0–24 months)
Illustrated by Cris Ramos
This Is Me (2–4 years)
Illustrated by Dapo Adeola
Captain Cat and the Pirate Puppies (2–4 years)
Illustrated by Saoirse Lou
Splodge! (4–6 years)
Illustrated by Dom "Scruffy" Murphy
Fred the Fish (4–6 years)
Illustrated by Laura Proietti
Super Vegetable Boy (4–6 years)
Illustrated by Aurélien Galvan
Florence the Talking Carrot (6–8 years)
Illustrated by Kyle Beckett
I Am Not a Tree Climber (6–8 years)
Illustrated by Kate Pellerin "POOPIKAT"
Glossary

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Laura

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Svava

3D Total Publishing truly has an impressive book collection. I didn't know one could get love bombed by books but it really happened to me, cross my heart and hope to die!

Their collections have outstanding quality, not only in reference to content, layout and design but also in the physical quality of the books themselves.

I find their content to be spot on and relevant to art today, as a multi layered medium that ties together hands on craftsmanship with the complexity of high level digital artistry. The books are rich in the “know how” and give a pallet of styles from a collection of professional artists.

I was surprised by the level of detail around their products, many books included a complimentary high quality print of the artist work, and some books were autographed by the artist themselves. What a treat!

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sanaa mohammad
I like this book

Amaizing book, lovely art, and informative. the quality is grate and the sample stories inspire me so much.

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Nicole
Great information and lots of different angles

I like this book very much, as it covers a broad range of different styles and approaches. Covering all important topics, it also provides various different ideas of different artists and gives a glimpse of the wide range of possibilities. It is full of inspirations and a great resource to start your own journey! Very recommendable.

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TOMMY
Great book for book illustrators

A great book for getting a huge jump start on creating children books. A must have on your creative book self.

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