Category Archives: Illustration

Writing vs. Illustrating Children’s Books

Have you ever noticed that there are typically two names on the front of children’s books? The author and the illustrator. I’ve always found it a little bit unusual that the two entities can be separated considering how beautiful and accurate the illustration mirrors the words. I started doing a bit of researching when I…

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett

Gilbert Abbott à Beckett was a UK humorist. He was born in 9 January 1811 in London He is a lawyer son and from a family which is claiming descent of the Thomas Becket. Gilbert had his education at Westminster School and he was known at Gray’s Inn in the bar in 1841. He initiated…

A Summary: Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

“Oh, The Places You’ll Go”, is a journey of a boy who is referred to as ‘you’, who embarks on the way to find his place in the world. The reader is able to identify with the character as he goes along his journey. The journey when life begins can be one full of challenges…

How Can You Motivate People With The Use Of Motivational Quotes?

You can motivate people with the use of motivational quotes. These quotes help to encourage your friends or people who are feeling low. These quotes can be from your favorite star, historical figure, or even from the persons you know- the main thing is that they give people the strength to move forward. Motivational quotes…

Forging Dragons by John Howe

Forging Dragons is a book from the illustrator and draughtsman John Howe, very famous for all his design in the Tolkien world. This book is a kind of encyclopedia so you will find inside all the drawings he did and he will explain some techniques to use. More specifically, he will show us how to…

In Character : Actors Acting

In Character : Actors Acting is actually a photograph novel done by photographer Howard Schatz. In the book are more than 100 actors and actresses acting to different characters and we get to see frame by frame shots of their faces in character. We are supposed to see them slowly but surely transforming from themselves…

Getting Help With Illustration

A large majority of books needs to be illustrated, be it just the front cover, children’s books or cook books. Even if  your doing self-publishing, if you can’t draw a stick figure then you need to find someone who can illustrate your novel. Here are a few places that you can begin at. Illustration Web…

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