Making Picture Books

Résumé du livre

Guide to creating picture storybooks. Written in two parts - writing the story and illustrating the story. Part one looks at where to get ideas, getting started, intentions, plot, structure, language, characters, letting go of the story, and other ways of working. Part two looks at accepting the manuscript, content, medium, line, colour, composition, finished artwork, and production. Includes illustrations, index of books, and index of writers and illustrators. Author's own picture storybooks include 'The Great Bear' and 'Shutting the Chooks In'.