Illustrating Children's Books
- ISBN-10
- 1847974953
- ISBN-13
- 9781847974952
- Series
- Illustrating Children's Books
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-03-01
- Publisher
- Crowood
- Author
- Martin Ursell
Description
How do you go about illustrating a children's book? Where do the ideas come from? How do you illustrate a narrative? How do you get published? This beautiful book answers all these questions and more. With practical tips and ideas throughout, it explains and follows the journey from first idea to final completed book. It is filled with illustrations that show how these images are made, and offers a rare chance to see the roughs, visuals and ideas sheets from a variety of childen's illustrators. Exercises support the ideas discussed and suggest ways of developing them. A beautiful book aimed at artists, illustrators, publishers, colleges and adult education courses teaching illustration. Explains the journey from first idea to the final completed book. Offers a rare chance to see the roughs, visuals and ideas sheets from a variety of children's illustrators. Superbly illustrated with 199 colour images. Martin Ursell is a senior lecturer in illustration at Middlesex University and has illustrated many books for children.
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Other editions
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- 2018-06-28
- 10 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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- 2004
- 144 pages
- Paperback
- Barron's Educational Series
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- 1986
- 166 pages
- Paperback
- Simon & Schuster
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