Illustrating Children's Books
X437 (2 semester units in Design)
To become a children's book illustrator, you need skill, style, technique, and a sense of how to tell a story through pictures. This overview of the field of children's book illustration enables you to develop an effective portfolio for introducing your work to publishers. The instructor discusses how to develop an illustration style, technique, and media. The course also covers book production from idea to publication.
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Wed. March 26, San Francisco
SARA GILLINGHAM, M.Des., is an art director specializing in children's books and products, and has been the head of the children's design department at Chronicle Books since 2004. She holds a bachelor of fine arts from the University of British Columbia and a master of design from the Glasgow School of Art. She has worked with a wide variety of talented illustrators on award-winning projects.
- 10 meetings
- March 26 to May 28: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
- San Francisco: Room 211, South of Market Center, 95 Third St.
- $425 (EDP 013169)
Courses begin every month. A new edition of our catalog is published
three times a year in early April, July and December.