"Make Your Splashes; Make Your Marks!" Children's Book Illustration 101 Course
Make Your Splashes; Make Your Marks! instills clear drawing and painting fundamentals as they are used in painting for publication in the children’s market. The traditional art medium of watercolor is used in the lessons, but the principles and ideas apply to all visual art-making, including that done with digital tools.
These illustrated one-of-a-kind lessons come in PDF sessions that you can download and save. Monthly group webinars with teacher Mark Mitchell provide the feedback on submitted student work. Students also have 24 hour access to the Children’s Book Illustration Wiggio site (exclusive to students of this course, past and present) where they can chat, review portfolios, ask questions of each other and Mark and share files and links.
Learn more at the Power Color page with its offer of a large downloadable section of the course for free (for now.) Or go straight to the course info page.
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March 6, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Karien Naudé
The course changed my life!
This course helps you understand the creating of children books and the industry for children books. Mark takes you step by step in creating a children book of your own. You will start your own book from beginning to end and not only the story telling thereof but also the illustrations.
I found the course very interesting and enlightening. Mark was encouraging, helpful and gives the greatest advices, when you reach that “writer’s block”. Mark not only has a talent in creating children books but also a hidden talent of being very humoristic, which you will find out already in your first lesson. With every course you learn and smile through it all. I can’t wait to have my new lessons. It’s great fun to do the course and I will recommend it to anybody. If you join up I will guarantee that you will not regret it.
June 21, 2009 at 10:23 am
Diane Gronas
Question for Mark
I’m sold on taking the online course. The classroom of the future that was once a dream is here.
Does the course begin on a given date? The month of March was mentioned. I would like to sign up now but wish to first complete the course I’m taking now with the Institute for Children’s Literature. I hope the fee stated in the initial offer will not be changing soon. Would it be possible to reserve a spot and begin the course this Fall or Winter?
I have wanted to illustrate children’s books since high school. (1974 graduate) Back then the only path I had was an Art degree at our local college. The choice then was a concentration in general fine arts, or graphic design – without computers. I chose to major in graphic design hoping it would lead to a job. I lugged an oversized and unprofessional presentation of my work to all the studios in Cincinnati (more than an hour from home.) I landed an entry level job as a paste up artist. After getting married I quit and raised 4 kids. While my children grew I worked at an art supply store for a time but still wanted a steady job in art (not available locally). I couldn’t figure out how to break into the freelance art business. I ended up as a graduate assistant instructor and earned a MA in art education. I taught art at the local high school for 2 years but lacked diciplinary skills that are sadly needed at that level in public schools. So I started working full time for the first place that offered me a job in retail and I am still there today. Thanks to the free access of public communication to anyone with the right hardware. You are the first one to come along to offer the guidance and opportunity I wanted long ago.
July 15, 2009 at 3:57 am
amanda
hi i was pretty much woundering the same as Diane Gronas. Will there be a set start date, because ive also been reading something about march this year.
I would love to the course if it was to be repeated. Will the fee go up or will it be staying the same?
August 5, 2009 at 2:29 am
Sophie DuPuis
Hi,
I’m a new grad, and I’m interested in illustrating children’s picture books. I was wondering who/where should I send sample work to., and to get started.
Any advise would be appreciated,
thanks,
Sophie