7 Steps to Creating a Picture Book

Have a children’s picture book idea, a gnawing character in your head that simply needs to get out and you have no idea where to start?

Have googled for illustrations and come across clipart that looked flat and without character?

​Have a publisher who doesn’t understand the type treatment you have in mind?

Here's a simple 7 step process that will help clear all that confusion and help you move ahead with ease.

1. Time to talk! The journey begins with an Initial Consultation in which we discuss the feel of the project, the requirements, the goals and the timelines.
2. Working the Idea Machine. I take a few days to absorb the story, experiment with various mediums, determine the style, colors and technique.
3. The Characters come to being. The character are designed keeping in mind the 3Ps: their purpose, personality and their physical attributes.
4. Storyboarding is an important part of the process. Rough thumbnails allow me to develop clarity in the composition, flow and text placement.
5. Time to bring in the color. This step helps determine the chronology, the mood, the flow and thetransitions.
6. Draw draw draw! The thumbnails are enlarged and the initial rough sketches are born!
7. Ta da! The process pays off! We have the final artwork perfectly married with the text and put into book form! Ready Set Go!

This is the link to the 7 step process document if you'd rather download it!

Oh and hey, I'd love to hear what you think. Leave a comment and let me know the no.1 action you are going to take after reading the document!

Talk soon!