How to draw a children"s book. Nine stories by famous illustrators

A bright, inspiring and useful book, in which famous children"s illustrators from different countries share the experience of creating stories for children from 0 to 8 years old and reveal the secrets of their skill. The book will teach to create illustrations reflecting the course of the narrative, telling the story in pictures, using basic narrative techniques for this, to keep the reader"s attention with the help of the correct selection of colors, the understanding of illustrations and their ability to cause an emotional response, as well as the optimal combination of drawings and text. Eight stories are waiting for you, on the example of which we show what the artistic design of children"s books can be. Wonderful artists, masters of their craft, not only illustrated these stories, but also gave detailed comments. At the end of the book you will find a list of the main publishing and artistic terms with their interpretation - if necessary, you can turn to this dictionary at any time. From the author: After graduating from the faculty of graphic design, I was engaged in advertising for some time. I re-opened children"s illustrated books when I went to the bookstore to look for some materials for the animated project, which I worked on at that time. Looking at the racks stuffed with books, I suddenly remembered my childhood and all those books with pictures, in the reading of which I plunged with my head. That day something turned over in me. I changed the sphere of activity and began to illustrate children"s books as a freelancer. Several years have passed since then. More than thirty books have already been published with my drawings, two of which I wrote. I hope now I understand something in creating children"s books. I give you honestly: if illustration of children"s books is a new area for you or if you want to study this topic deeper, then the book that you are now holding in your hands will be truly useful for you. For whom this book is: for all professional and novice illustrator artists. For those who want to learn how to draw for children and with children