Children's Book Illustration: Next Steps

Nottingham Trent University

Short course

In Nottingham

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Description

  • Type

    Short course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Location

    Nottingham

  • Duration

    10 Weeks

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This course is a follow-on from the Children’s Book Illustration course.
It’s aimed at those who already have some familiarity with illustration or making children’s books.
The course will enable you to explore the process of writing and illustrating a children’s book in depth. You’ll be invited to work on pre-existing projects, or develop a new project with the tutors support.
It’s a very practical course involving intensive drawing, writing and design homework.

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Nottingham (Nottinghamshire)
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About this course

You’ll leave the course with an advanced understanding of how to create stories and illustrate children’s picture books, as well as how to develop your existing ideas and create a body of work for professional purposes.

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Subjects

  • Design
  • Illustration
  • Drawing
  • Writing
  • Drawing animals
  • Children
  • Language learn
  • Colour
  • Layout
  • Visual compositional
  • Book design

Course programme

On this course you will:

  • have a combination of group and one-to-one tutorials
  • explore character development including techniques for drawing animals, children, facial expressions and movement
  • study narrative techniques including suspense, sequence, narrative arcs, pace, and language
  • learn about visual compositional principles such as colour, type, layout, page and book design
  • create professional storyboards, character sheets, roughs and dummy books
  • get advice on working as a professional illustrator.

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