Crafting Engaging Picture Book Dummies

About this class

Creating picture book dummies can seem like a daunting task for illustrators. Technical aspects and knowing where to take the first bite of a giant project can be confusing and unnerving. I made this class to help you learn step by step how to format a book dummy and create a flowing story that showcases the best of your narrative illustration abilities. 

The topics we cover in Crafting Engaging Picture Book Dummies are:

- How to break a story into pages (Don’t worry, I have a story for you to practice with)

- Book structure (Free templates included)

- Thumbnailing

- Creative layouts and page turns 

- How to export your art in PDF form

Who is this class for? 

This class is perfect for newbie or intermediate illustrators looking to improve their narrative illustration skills working towards a professional portfolio or to self publish a book. 

Why is this class useful?

Picture book dummies are important for all levels of children’s book illustrators. As a beginner, book dummies help you draw characters more consistently, and develop your visual storytelling skills. You get a taste of what illustrating full projects is like and use illustrations from your dummy to expand your portfolio. As you advance, book dummies can be used to catch the eyes of agents, editors or art directors. And professional book illustrators create dummies of their book projects to pitch for new work and send it to editors for approval before going to final art.