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Illustration Template Generator
If you're looking to find the exact size and dimensions for the illustrations you should use for your children’s book, you have come to the right place, my friend! I've created a tool called the Illustration Template Generator and I'm so, so excited and proud of it,...
Creating Illustrations Yourself for Your Children’s Book
As I illustrate many of my own children's books, I often get asked how I do this. So today, I'd love to share with you my own step-by-step process that I've developed over the years, so you too can see how you can go about illustrating your own children's book. I'll...
How To Successfully And Efficiently Work With An Illustrator
OBJECTIVE: How to work with an illustrator. These past 3-4 months I have commissioned 5 very talented illustrators for an AMAZING project (I can’t wait to share, but more on this soon. I promise!). And I used this opportunity to experiment with the workflow and level...
How to Uncover Fake Illustrators
OBJECTIVE: How to avoiding an illustrator scam This post is in response to the rather sad developments that I have observed over these past couple of months. As a member of many author and illustrator groups for children's books, I'm so very sad to see so many...
How To Request An Illustrator Sample
Congratulations! You've found a number of illustrators you like and are now ready to make the final decision on whom you should hire to illustrate your children's book. And that's where we can request illustrator sample sketches.But How Should You Decide?Once you have...