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Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication

by Martin Salisbury

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Illustrating

Childrens Books

The art of illustration for children has a long and rich tradition, and for generations has been beloved by countless readers. Illustrating Childrens Books shows you how to create beautiful artwork for children. It examines the approaches taken by advanced-level students and leading artists, and describes how their ideas evolve from start to finish.

  • Sketches and annotations reveal the techniques of successful childrens illustrators and explain how to tackle fantasy, fairytale, realism, and nature drawings.

  • Includes tips on working in a variety of media and offers advice on illustrating for different age groups and types of books.

  • Teaches you how to interpret and enrich the text, build characters, and create vibrant settings that will stir readers imaginations. Youll discover how to create storyboards and layouts, work to a brief, and present your work professionally.

    Martin Salisbury is Course Director for the Master of Arts Degree in Childrens Book Illustration at Anglia University, Cambridge, England. Since graduating in illustration from Maidstone College of Art he has worked continuously as a book illustrator and painter alongside his academic post. He is a regular contributor to Artists and Illustrators Magazine and is co-editor of the graphic arts magazine Line. Martin lives in Cambridgeshire, England.

    • Synopsis:

    The successful book illustrator starts by understanding his author

    Synopsis:

    The successful book illustrator starts by understanding his author's flight of fancy, then rendering the ideas and actions imaginatively in pictorial terms. This unusual and inspiring book was written for art students and ambitious beginners. It instructs on methods of developing both imaginative powers and the technical artistic skills to produce high quality illustrations that will please authors and children's book editors. Separate chapters focus on:
    • Media, materials, and techniques
    • Developing different drawing styles to fit specific storytelling methods
    • Instilling visual personality traits in story characters
    • Creating effective sequential images for storyboards and picture book outlines
    • Design, typography, and preparation for print
    • Illustrating story books for older children
    • Illustrating nonfiction and educational books
    • Breaking into the children's book publishing business
    Here is solid, practical instruction for students of book illustration, enhanced with more than 250 how-to illustrations in color and black-and-white.
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    McLeeLEe, June 13, 2008 (view all comments by McLeeLEe)
    This book has to be the bible of all children's book illustration books!
    Past, present and future illustrators are accounted for within the pages. The journey from initial ideas to finished book is an amazing insight for anyone thinking of a career within this field. The diversity of the fantastic art works used will appeal to all.

    I find something new, or a new perspective, everytime I pick this book up.

    Thankyou!!!
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    Product Details

    ISBN:
    9780764127175
    Subtitle:
    Creating Pictures for Publication
    Editor:
    Wendy
    Author:
    Salisbury, Martin
    Publisher:
    Barron's Educational Series
    Subject:
    Publishing
    Subject:
    Technique
    Subject:
    Illustration of books
    Subject:
    Design - Book
    Subject:
    Commercial - Illustration
    Subject:
    Book
    Subject:
    Graphic Arts - Illustration
    Subject:
    Illustration of books -- Technique.
    Subject:
    Illustrated children's books.
    Copyright:
    2004
    Edition Description:
    Trade paper
    Publication Date:
    August 2004
    Binding:
    Paperback
    Grade Level:
    General/trade
    Language:
    English
    Illustrations:
    Y
    Pages:
    144
    Dimensions:
    9.44x9.40x.41 in. 1.24 lbs.
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