Sketch to Story: Illustrating for Young Readers
Amiel Sandland and Irma Kniivila discuss working in picture books and comics. They covered their favorite childhood comic and anime was, what got them into comics, if anybody can learn illustration, what got them to start drawing, how to design a character for kids, what video games inspire them, if they see the games that inspired them in their work, their favorite character, the first step in illustrating story, why Amiel & Irma gravitate to drawing picture books vs. comics, what role colour plays in the tone of picture, how the process of creating images for comics and picture books differ, balancing simplicity and detail with books for children, how a drawing changed a story for them, a project they did that was really interesting to them, the process of drawing covers, how illustrations can encourage literacy, how they deal with creative block, what type of projects have they turned down, their dream project, how they make art engaging for kids and adults, what about making comics or picture books that most people don’t realize, what people should include in their portfolio for getting work in picture books, why working in digital is best for children books, how to keep inspired across different projects, the favorite character they illustrated, their ideal environment to work.
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