Making a Picture Book from Start to Finish

Hello Art Friends! I'm Anoosha Syed, a professional children's book illustrator and today I'm going to go step-by-step in how I illustrate picture books. Specifically, I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED, written by Karamo and Jason Brown, published by Henry Holt & Co (Macmillan) in 2019.

I will be talking about the following:

00:00 - Intro
03:35 - How I got the Job (Through Twitter!)
05:48 - Character Design
10:46 - Designing a Cover
19:30 - Sketching Interiors
27:57 - Clean Up and Revisions
31:06 - Placing your Text
33:39 - Color Blocking and Color Palettes
35:34 - Final Color
37:43 - When You and Your Publisher Have Different Ideas
39:32 - Conclusion

In my next video I'll be talking about how to get an agent. Stay tuned for that!

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MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO

○ Buy I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED- https://amzn.to/3bv5Nbd
○ Buy Monster and Boy - https://amzn.to/3gSJ6yJ
○ Watch the Netflix Bookmarks Clip - https://youtu.be/k9UtYtbCQrk
○ Agents 101 - https://youtu.be/Rfuha6pwzmA
○ My Art Director Video Guide - https://youtu.be/aneikinM-7E
○ Josh Funks Guide - https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/resources-for-writers
○ Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud - https://amzn.to/358wXDs

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LINKS

★Twitter - https://twitter.com/foxville_art
★Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/foxville_art/
★Portfolio - https://www.anooshasyed.com
★Shop - https://www.anooshasyed.com/shop

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MY GEAR

○ Tablet - https://amzn.to/2Z20on3
○ Tablet Stand - https://amzn.to/32UjVXB
○ Camera - https://amzn.to/338DN9N
DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you!
All music is from Epidemic Sound
Outro music by Louie Zong

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