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Making a Picture Book from Start to Finish

By Anoosha Syed

Type
Video
Level
Intermediate
Length
43 min
Price
Free
Published
2020
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About this lesson

Picture book illustrator Anoosha Syed takes a published book from start to finish: landing the job, character and cover design, interiors, revisions, text placement and color.

Chapters

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 3:35How I got the Job (Through Twitter!)
  3. 5:48Character Design
  4. 10:46Designing a Cover
  5. 19:30Sketching Interiors
  6. 27:57Clean Up and Revisions
  7. 31:06Placing your Text
  8. 33:39Color Blocking and Color Palettes
  9. 35:34Final Color
  10. 37:43When You and Your Publisher Have Different Ideas
  11. 39:32Conclusion