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Picture Book Illustration 101
How to Illustrate a Children's Picture Book: Getting Started (part 1) (with Abi Cushman)
Six Things Children's Illustrations Need
Interview with Lauren Rille, Associate Art Director, Simon & Schuster (on biggest mistake beginners make)
12 Ways to Read a Picture Book
How To Illustrate a Children's Book
Illustrator's Guide to Creating a Picture Book
How to Break Into Children's Illustration
Breaking In as a Picture Book Illustrator and Writing an Illustrator Query Letter
Interview with Lauren Rille, Associate Art Director, Simon & Schuster (on biggest mistake beginners make)
Illustrator's Guide to Creating a Picture Book
How to Break Into Children's Illustration
Breaking In as a Picture Book Illustrator and Writing an Illustrator Query Letter
Techniques/ Tips
Gesture: Why All the Fuss?
Historical Accuracy in Illustration: Shifting Standards or Stubborn Certainties?How I Study Picture Books
Quentin Blake's 7 Golden Rules of Illustration
Catching that Expression
Learning in the Flesh: Why Disney Sends Its Animators to Life Drawing Class
Illustration: Beyond Dummies and Rough Sketches
Loosey Goosey with Ben Clanton (how to get started)
Looking at the Illustration of Eyes in Children's Picture Books
The Eyebrows are the Windows to the Soul. Quick Tips for Giving Your Characters Emotion and Expression
Hidden Pictures: One Way to Break into Children's Illustration
Claire O'Brien Art; Creating a Children's Book Illustration Portfolio Part 4- Creating Children
How to Draw for Storyboarding
Download New Storyboarding Software That's Free and Open Source
Loosey Goosey with Ben Clanton (how to get started)
Looking at the Illustration of Eyes in Children's Picture Books
The Eyebrows are the Windows to the Soul. Quick Tips for Giving Your Characters Emotion and Expression
Hidden Pictures: One Way to Break into Children's Illustration
Claire O'Brien Art; Creating a Children's Book Illustration Portfolio Part 4- Creating Children
How to Draw for Storyboarding
Download New Storyboarding Software That's Free and Open Source
Drawing 100 Lions or Maybe More
Characters with Character
How to Design Characters: Discover a Foolproof Methodology
How to Turn "a" Boy into "This" Boy
Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Drawing Different Ages
Why Use Photo References
Thumbnails/ Storyboards
How WHERE ARE MY BOOKS was made (part 2): Thinking Visually with a Thumbnail Sketch Template, plus free print ready template for picture book writers and illustrators
Websites/Blogs with Good Information
Art of the Picture Book - Exploring Design and Illustrations in Children's Picture Books
How to Be a Children’s Illustrator: Mark Mitchell’s blog on children’s illustration
ChrisOatley.com: website and blog of Disney character designer who blogs about concept art and illustration, contains links to his online courses
Diana Toledano Illustration and Education - bilingual English-Spanish blog with illustration and writing tips
KidLitArtists: the online home of the SCBWI LA Illustration Portfolio Mentorship Program winners
Diana Toledano Illustration and Education - bilingual English-Spanish blog with illustration and writing tips
KidLitArtists: the online home of the SCBWI LA Illustration Portfolio Mentorship Program winners
Once Upon a Sketch: a blog that shares information and news for the children’s illustration market.
#Kidlitart: home of a live Twitter chat Thursday evenings 9 p.m. Eastern, weekly transcripts and blog posts
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast: Jules Danielson's literary salon where writers and artists converge to talk about children’s books.
Sub It Club's Postcard Posts
Sub It Club's Postcard Posts
Making a Dummy
Making a Picture Book Dummy, SCBWI British Isles
Making a Picture Book Dummy, SCBWI British Isles
Dummy Books Part 1: Making the Dummy - excellent overview of steps to take to make a dummy
Picture Book Dummies for (not) Dummies
Graphic Novel imprint First Second's Submission Guidelines
How to Make a Picture Book Dummy
Putting Together a Dummy the Smart Way
Advice for Building a Portfolio
Donald Wu Illustrations "How to Build an Illustration Portfolio"
Juana Martinez Neal "How to Put a Children's Illustration Portfolio Together"
Jen Betton advice on putting together a portfolio
3 Common Mistakes Artists Make in their Portfolios
How to Put Together a Portfolio for Children's Book Illustrations
Molly Idle: Putting Together a Prize Winning Portfolio
Tips for a Competitive Visual Development Portfolio
Are You Entering the SCBWI LA Illustration Portfolio Showcase? Here are Tips for Before and During the Contest
Is Your Portfolio Site Too Demanding?
Tips on Making Your Own Illustration Portfolio
Portfolio Comparison: What Made an SCBWI Winner
Cut the Fluff in Your Portfolio!
Make Your Children's Illustration Portfolio Unforgettable
Promo Postcards
Promo Postcard 101: Making Your Piece a Pin-Up
Sub-It Club's Promo Postcard Series
Promotion 101: Business of Illustration
Are You Entering the SCBWI LA Illustration Portfolio Showcase? Here are Tips for Before and During the Contest
Is Your Portfolio Site Too Demanding?
Tips on Making Your Own Illustration Portfolio
Portfolio Comparison: What Made an SCBWI Winner
Cut the Fluff in Your Portfolio!
Make Your Children's Illustration Portfolio Unforgettable
Promo Postcards
Promo Postcard 101: Making Your Piece a Pin-Up
Sub-It Club's Promo Postcard Series
Promotion 101: Business of Illustration
My List of 125 Children's Publishers and How I Use It
Part 2: Postcards (SCBWI "webinar" blog)
Building a Contact List
Tips for Building an Illustrator Website (Twitter thread)
Pricing Your Work/ Business Aspects
Strategies for Pricing Your Illustration Work
Will Terry video: How Much Money Can You Make Illustrating Children's Books
Molly Crabapple's 15 Rules for Creative Success in the Internet Age
Pricing Resources
Working Art Part 1: Exposure v. Exploitation
Pricing Your Illustration Work
Book Illustration Prices
How to Protect Your Art from Getting Stolen
Picture Book Illustration Pricing
Pictures Mean Business
Illustration Pricing Survey 2019
Illustration Licensing Explained - For the Small Business Owner & Marketer
4 Tips for Your First Year as a Freelance Illustrator
What Editors & Directors Want
What Makes Amazing Children's Illustrations? An Editor's Perspective
Giuseppe Castellano: All The Wonders (podcast, Penguin Art Director answers questions)
Pricing Your Work/ Business Aspects
Strategies for Pricing Your Illustration Work
Will Terry video: How Much Money Can You Make Illustrating Children's Books
Molly Crabapple's 15 Rules for Creative Success in the Internet Age
Pricing Resources
Working Art Part 1: Exposure v. Exploitation
Pricing Your Illustration Work
Book Illustration Prices
How to Protect Your Art from Getting Stolen
Picture Book Illustration Pricing
Pictures Mean Business
Illustration Pricing Survey 2019
Illustration Licensing Explained - For the Small Business Owner & Marketer
4 Tips for Your First Year as a Freelance Illustrator
What Editors & Directors Want
What Makes Amazing Children's Illustrations? An Editor's Perspective
Giuseppe Castellano: All The Wonders (podcast, Penguin Art Director answers questions)
Online Courses for Illustrators
Live classes at the SVS: join expert illustrators in live classes beginning in January on topics such as idea generation, making book covers, painting textures/details, and jump starting your creativity.
Chris Oatley’s classes: Disney character designer provides classes on concept art and
illustration
Make Your Splashes, Make Your Marks: online course for
children’s illustration that includes monthly online critique sessions
The School of Visual Storytelling: online, interactive illustration courses
taught by working professionals (Jake Parker, Will Terry, and Ryan Halderman).
Will Terry’s Folio Academy:
reasonably priced video art classes that cover everything from basic drawing to
advanced topics, with several children’s illustration classes.
Alicia Padron: reasonably priced online beginner's illustration classes with one on one feedback
Shadra Strickland: The Art of the Picture Book: reasonably priced and well organized class on illustrating for children on Craftsy
Wendy Martin's Illustrator Class for Children's Illustrator
The Illustration Department: Art Director Giuseppe Castellano provides a variety of courses, such as 3-month mentorship, a 3-week picture book workshop, 3-week illustration workshop, a 1-hr portfolio review, and more.
Alicia Padron: reasonably priced online beginner's illustration classes with one on one feedback
Shadra Strickland: The Art of the Picture Book: reasonably priced and well organized class on illustrating for children on Craftsy
Wendy Martin's Illustrator Class for Children's Illustrator
The Illustration Department: Art Director Giuseppe Castellano provides a variety of courses, such as 3-month mentorship, a 3-week picture book workshop, 3-week illustration workshop, a 1-hr portfolio review, and more.
OC Art Studios: affordable and accessible higher education courses for students interested in learning fundamentals of animation, comics, and illustration, by Larissa Marantz, former Nickelodeon Illustrator, animation character designer, gallery artist, and published children's book illustrator. 2021 classes include: Painting: Color and Light; Character & Costume Design; Visual Storytelling
Sept. 21 (enrollment opens Sept. 13-20) School of Visual Storytelling Children's Book Pro Illustration Course Join art instructors Will Terry, Jake Parker, and Lee White in a 10-week zoom class on illustrating children's books (also can be taken at your own pace).
The Yeeha of Inspiration
Why No One Likes Your Art: 26 Reasons (oddly encouraging insights)
Go Ahead: Make Stuff: Isabel Roxas
Other Resources
FREE Andrew Loomis Art Instruction Downloads (detailed illustration, drawing, and painting books)
Step by Step Instructions on Making a Ball-Jointed Doll
KidLitGN- a new Facebook group for writers and illustrators interested in MG and lower graphic novels
Events
Portfolio Day (Twitter promo #portfolio day next happening on July 12, 2022)
Practice Figure Drawing
Pose Maniacs
Figure & Gesture Drawing Practice
Drawing Tutorials Online
Networking Sites (Directories, Societies
Children'sIllustrators.com - international directory of children's illustrators
Kindrling - a place to connect with illustrators & designers