Art Process

My Painting Process & Technique for Illustrating a Picture Book. This is my favorite part! In this post, I’ll walk you through my process from concept to final for one illustration. The finals are all handpainted. I’m a Fine Artist at heart, so having a finished handpainted piece to hang on the wall has meaning to me (A post for another day). Step 01: Pencil Sketches POINT 01: Sketch like no one is watching I grab a cup of tea and sit on my couch with my sketchbook, pencil, and eraser…this is where I brainstorm. POINT 02: Be super loose…

“Layout Process” for Illustrating a Picture Book. My “layout process” for Illustrating a picture book is outlined below. These are my takeaways from working on various projects, taking classes, and personal experiences. It’s the groundwork before working on the finished handpainted artwork (check out my other post to see!) Step 01: Manuscript to Thumbnails POINT 01: Paginate the Manuscript I like to first copy (or retype) the manuscript into Microsoft Word. Then I play with pagination in the document. This takes out some guesswork when I get to the thumbnails. I feel like it warms up my brain and familiarizes…