Illustrating Children’s Books

Martin Ursell

How do you go about illustrating a children’s book? Where do the ideas come from? How do you illustrate a narrative? How do you get published?
This beautiful book answers all these questions and more. With practical tips and ideas throughout, it explains and follows the journey from first idea to final completed book. It is filled with illustrations that show how these images are made, and offers a rare chance to see the roughs, visuals and idesa sheets from a variety of children’s illustrators. exercises support the ideas discussed and suggest ways to develop them.

ISBN: 9781847974952

Published: March 1, 2013

Format: Ebook

£16.99

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ISBN: 9781847974334

Width: 220mm

Height: 280mm

Pages: 144

Published: January 8, 2013

Format: Paperback

Martin Ursell has illustrated many books for children, including the award-winning Song of Pentecost by W J Corbett. He is a senior lecturer in illustration at Middlesex University.