Article · Kidlit Survival Guide (Substack)
How To: Make a Picture Book Dummy
By Vicky Fang
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Author-illustrator Vicky Fang compares four different tools for building a picture book dummy (paper, slide software, Procreate and InDesign) and walks through a six-step process from manuscript to paginated, sketched-out mockup used to test pacing and page turns.
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