Illustrate & Write A Children’s Book

In this workshop series, we will apply the principles of numerous well-known children’s authors and illustrators, review good practices from our carefully curated CCB library of children’s books, and unlock our creative illustrative skills through explorations with unexpected materials during each session. We will draw from our imaginations, capture the essence of a story, and produce our visuals around a well-crafted narrative, whether with rhyme, alliteration, playful repetition, or even wordless. Let the illustrations tell the story!

June 3rd, 10th and 17th – 10am till 1pm includes 10% café and shop discount on the workshop days.

In this fun, hands-on-from-the-start workshop series, you will get to:

• Apply good practice for a wide variety of picture book types
• Develop a plot structure and storyboard it
• Work on character development (written and design)
• Look at writing techniques and styles
• Create a book dummy for words and pictures
• Develop your stylist approach for page spreads
• Explore illustrative techniques and unusual materials
• Design your book cover
• Cover final artwork and book design file for submission

Plus much more. Join today and lose yourself in a rewarding and fulfilling experience. You’ll leave with the knowledge and tools to produce an end product to be proud of, share with family and friends, or even publish.

* Please note this workshop series will typically be run in blocks of three weekly sessions (often either side of school holidays. The first three sessions (9 hours total – 3 hours x 3 sessions) will set the scene fully and establish the tool kit required. Full book completion, however, will naturally require more than 9 hours. Subsequent blocks of three sessions will be offered, allowing ongoing development and aspired completion to use the result as a Christmas gift. 🙂