Comics/ character illustration

Good starting point to read first: Note the paragraph that states - Do RESEACH - Advising looking at DR. SEUSS- it is the books I brought in last week

- How to Illustrate a Children’s Book

https://letterpile.com/misc/How-to-Illustrate-a-Childrens-Book

Extracts - The most important thing to keep in mind when illustrating a children's book is the intended audience. In other words, who will be reading it?

- Do Some Research

Illustrated children’s books are everywhere. You’ll find them online, in libraries, in book stores and in waiting rooms. If you need some inspiration, check out some of the most popular listed on Amazon or visit your local library.

Here are a few classic favorites that demonstrate how illustrations can add depth and interest to a good story:

Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat

Eric Carle's The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Roald Dahl's The BFG

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An illustrator's guide to children's books

http://www.meghan-mccarthy.com/illustratorsguide.html

http://ignitingwriting.com/thoughts-perceptions/so-you-want-to-write-a-childrens-book-motivation

https://taralazar.com/2012/02/26/how-to-become-a-childrens-author/

http://thewritepractice.com/childrens-book/

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How to illustrate children's books: 7 top tips

http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/5-tips-illustrating-childrens-book-5132983

5 tips for illustrating children's books

http://www.creativebloq.com/illustration/5-tips-illustrating-childrens-books-91516706

Lynda Course:

10 days free trial : https://www.lynda.com/InDesign-tutorials/Designing-Illustrated-Book/385428-2.html

Very useful to look at:

1. How to Create a Children’s Picture Book in Adobe InDesign

https://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-childrens-picture-book-in-adobe-indesign--cms-26483

2. David Mackintosh's top 10 illustration and design tips

https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2014/mar/11/david-mackintosh-top-10-illustration-and-design-tips

3. http://www.happydesigner.co.uk/picture-book-illustration/

A storyboard is a series of small images representing a spread (2 pages side by side) that show a visual overview of the whole story. | Storyboards are usually drawn on one piece of paper to allow the author or illustrator to see at a glance the complete visual narrative.

Templates to use for quick planning a storyboard:

http://www.scottefranson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/storyboard-square.pdf

http://www.scottefranson.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/storyboard-tall.pdf

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Create a storyboard

http://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Storyboard

https://gomedia.com/zine/tutorials/comic_book_style/