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Week
1: The Idea and The Dummy
• A quick introduction to
the children's Publishing
industry and how it works
• The story arc, illustrated
• How to start a book
project
• The
anatomy of a book
• The
concept of brainstorming sessions
• Project 1:
Brainstorming Aesop's Fables and
creating a synopsis and dummy
thumbnails for
a picture book
Week 2: Planning
Your
Artistic Direction
and
Illustrations
• Using
reference for artistic inspiration
• Composition on a double
page spread and the
wandering eye
• "Camera Shots"
• What
text in your story to use and how
it fits
on the illustrated page
• When you have a professional
art
director and
editor
working with you
• Project 2:
Refining
your story and thumbnails
(2nd Draft)
Week 3: Convincing
Characters and
Environments
• Developing
mood and feeling in your book
• Knowing
your style
• Knowing your characters
• Professional
people-watching
for your book
• Project 3:
Refining
your story and thumbnails
(3rd Draft)
Week 4: Working
Up From Your
Thumbnails
• Going
from thumbnails
to Rough art
• Keeping
unity on every page
• Project 4:
'Working
in the Rough'
(students
may work digitally or
traditionally from
here to week 8)
Week 5: Refining
Your
Roughs
• Knowing
when you are falling away from
your
idea
• Project 5:
'Working
in the Rough' (2nd Draft)
Week 6: A
Convincing Cover
• How
a cover catches attention
• The
spine and back cover
are just as
important as the front cover
• Project 6:
Designing your
book cover
Week 7: Cleaning
up your act
• Project 7:
The
last stages
of the Picture Book
Dummy
Week 8: Color!
• Choosing which final piece
of art to color and
why
• Thinking about publishers
• Adding extras to your Book
Dummy for
publishers to
see
• Project 8:
Adding color and artist statements
to your Picture
Book Dummy
Week 9: The
Pitch and Final Crit
• The Art of the Pitch
• In class pitch, critique and
discussion
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