Illustrating children's books : creating pictures for publication

Illustrating children's books Creating pictures for publication

Martin Salisbury

Book - 2004

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Subjects
Illustrated children's books.
Illustration of books > Technique.
Published
Hauppauge, NY : Barron's Educational Series 2004.
Language
English
Main Author
Martin Salisbury (-)
Edition
1st ed
Item Description
"A Quarto book"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description
144 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780764127175
  • Chapter 1. A Brief History
  • Introduction
  • The 19th Century and the Golden Age
  • The 20th Century
  • Children's Book Illustration Now
  • Chapter 2. Drawing
  • Introduction
  • The Life Studio
  • Drawing Children
  • Drawing Animals
  • On Location
  • Case Study: A Sense of Place
  • From Observation into Imagination
  • Case Study: Nature Feeds Imagination
  • Chapter 3. Media, Materials, and Techniques
  • Introduction
  • Watercolor
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Oil Paints and Pastels
  • Black-and-White Work
  • Case Study: From Oil to Acrylic
  • Print-based Media
  • Collage and Mixed Media
  • Computers
  • Case Study: Going Digital
  • Chapter 4. Character Development
  • Introduction
  • Getting to Know Your Characters
  • Animals as Characters
  • Case Study: Kitamura's Creatures
  • Animating the Inanimate
  • Chapter 5. The Picture Book
  • Introduction
  • Concepts and Ideas
  • Form
  • The Sequential Image
  • Words and Pictures
  • Novelties and Pop-ups
  • Making Dummy Books
  • Case Study: The Wordless Book
  • Case Study: A Word/Image Relationship
  • Chapter 6. Illustration for Older Children
  • Introduction
  • What to Illustrate
  • Setting the Scene
  • Book Covers
  • Illustrating Poetry
  • Case Study: Following your Passions
  • Chapter 7. Nonfiction Illustration
  • Introduction
  • History Books
  • Practical, "How-it-Works" Books
  • Alphabets, Dictionaries, and Counting Books
  • Case Study: Mazes and Hidden Treasure
  • Chapter 8. Design and Typography
  • Introduction
  • Dynamics of Composition and Layout
  • A Concern for Design
  • Case Study: Type as Image
  • Chapter 9. Getting Published
  • Introduction
  • Professional Approaches
  • The Publisher's View
  • Contracts and Money
  • Glossary
  • Resources
  • Index and Credits
Review by Library Journal Review

Illustrators of children's books have come into their own as fine artists. In this comprehensive, enchanting work, Salisbury, who is course director for the master of arts degree in children's book illustration at Anglia University, Cambridge, England, surveys the genre's distinguished history with examples from Caldecott, Greenaway, N.C. Wyeth, Maxfield Parrish, and Howard Pyle. Salisbury points to Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen as the bar for the quality and range of illustrative work. Through sketches and annotations, Salisbury explains how to create fantasy, fairy tale, realism, and nature drawing. Written for advanced students, the book covers storyboards and layouts, contracts, copyrights, and how to present one's work professionally. Highly recommended for all collections. For a gallery of ideas on the subject, some collections may also want to add Abrams's Wings of an Artist: Children's Book Illustrators Talk About Their Art. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Review by School Library Journal Review

The chapters of this richly illustrated book touch on everything from media, materials, and techniques to design and typography, but the information given is not enough to actually teach the subject. Instead, the author gives readers a brief but interesting overview. For instance, in the chapter entitled "Character Development," Salisbury discusses mannerisms, facial expressions, and child-friendliness of characters, but doesn't tell readers how to actually create these effects on their own. However, this book does a very good job of addressing the many elements of illustration for someone who is unfamiliar with the process. Topics such as "What to illustrate," "Dynamics of composition and layout," and "Type as image" give a more concrete concept of the profession and artistry. The featured artwork is all pulled from children's picture books to demonstrate the concepts in the related text. Some are spot illustrations, a character or scene cut from its background, while others are spreads reduced to fit within the page with accompanying text. Colorful and lively, the illustrative material is indispensable to the content. A fine choice for adults interested in illustration, or as a resource for someone new to discussing art in children's books.-Heather E. Miller, Homewood Public Library, AL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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