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Picture Books II: Illustrate a Story

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Exciting News!

I’m thrilled to announce that this original class, Picture Books II: Illustrate A Story, has been completely revamped and upgraded into a brand new classPicture Book Masterclass: Write, Illustrate, and Publish Your Children’s Picture Book!

This new class combines my two old classes, Picture Books 1 and Picture Books 2 into a brand new Masterclass with valuable new insights from my decade in publishing and new information on submitting your book to traditional publishers AND self-publishing your own indie book.

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Syllabus

  • Class Trailer
  • ⚠️ UPDATE: New Version of This Class!
  • Introduction and Recap
  • Picture Book Illustration Elements
  • Breaking Up Your Manuscript
  • Character Development Criteria
  • Experimenting
  • Researching References
  • Refining Your Characters
  • Character Model Sheet
  • Storyboard Elements
  • Setting Up Your Storyboard
  • Breaking Up Your Story
  • Creating Rhythm and Pacing
  • Creating Movement
  • Analyzing for Repetition
  • Making a Tiny Dummy
  • Setting Up Your Sketches
  • Refining Your Sketches
  • Creating Your Final Drawings
  • Cleaning Up in Photoshop
  • Typesetting in Photoshop
  • Digital Coloring in Photoshop

Taught by

Christine Nishiyama

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4.8 rating at Skillshare based on 243 ratings

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