The Bloomsbury Guide to Creating Illustrated Children's Books by Desdemona Mccannon

The Bloomsbury Guide to Creating Illustrated Children's Books by Desdemona Mccannon

This is a practical, step-by-step guide to becoming a successful graphic storyteller. The book shows how to create exciting plots and engaging characters using a wide range of genres and how to make the work suitable for a wide range of different age groups. The majority of the book deals with picture books for young children but there is also a section on writing for older children. The book is strong on the practicalities of using colour, perspective, visual sequencing and drawing. It is filled with examples of some of the best known and loved children's book characters. This is a handy introductory guide for anyone wanting to illustrate and create books for young children.

"If you're in any way concerned with writing, illustrating or producing children's books, you need to have a copy" ArtBookReview.net (14/01/09) "A book that's absolutely solid on the ideas front, but also attractively presented and well-designed." ArtBookReview.net (14/01/09) 'this Bloomsbury Guide deals with all kinds of children's book; if it is a genre in which illustration plays a role, the Guide deals with it...they offer plenty of detail on how to handle the illustrations. Writing Magazine

Desdemona McCannon has worked as a freelance illustrator and writer for many years. She is currently the leader for the MA Illustration for Children course at North Wales School of Art.

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ISBN 13	9781408105740
ISBN 10	1408105748
Title	The Bloomsbury Guide to Creating Illustrated Children's Books
Author	Desdemona Mccannon
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2008-09-25
Number of pages	160
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