It has been about a year, but this whole experience is just now sinking in….
I had not REALLY thought about it very much before today. I was too busy brainstorming, working, planning, and researching to think about the fact that I was actually illustrating a book. A real book that will be sold in stores, shelved in libraries, and (most importantly!) read by little children! I am now an illustrator! Eeeekkkk!
This was a brand new experience for me. I had a lot to learn about the process, and I thought I’d share with you some of the things I had to do.
The first thing I did was read the script and develop some ideas for what the characters might look like.
Next, I had to design the storyboard. A storyboard is just a sheet of paper that has small (very rough) sketches of every opening (or spread) of the book. I had to read the script and imagine what I thought the characters, background, and actions might look like.
After the storyboard was tweaked and approved by the publisher, I sketched a small drawing for the cover of the book. Once it was approved, I painted the full sized illustration (seen above in the first photo).
After the cover was completed, I began working on the inside of the book. I had a total of 32 illustrated pages when I was done.
The last step in the process was to scan and number all of the paintings to be sent to the publisher via the internet. 🙂
So now that it is done, the reality of what I have just emailed to a publisher has started sinking in. I think I was blocking the reality because it is a little intimidating, to be totally honest. I mean the pressure would have been too much if I had really sat and thought about it before I began. Now that I am finished with all of the paintings, I am very excited, a little nervous, and humbly thankful for this opportunity. It was a lot of hard work, but I really enjoyed it!
Liona’s Tattered Tutu will be coming out this summer, and I couldn’t be more excited!Â
Trudy
Yea! Bravo! Can’t wait to see what God has in store for you next!
amanda
Thank you!!
Shannon
Very cool! Thanks for walking us through the process. Very interesting.
amanda
I am happy that you found it interesting. Thank you!
Cecelia
Amazing! Good for you!
amanda
Thank you!
Tami
I remember you talking about this last fall, and was wondering about it. I’m so proud of you and your accomplishment. Thanks for sharing! Hope to see y’all soon.
amanda
Thank you so much! 🙂
Donna
Lovely! So proud for you and of you! I hope this is just the beginning. Nana
amanda
Thank you, Nana 🙂
Georgeann Enos
What a blessing God has in store for you! I am a retired reading teacher and LOVE children books!!! I cannot wait to buy yours!
amanda
Thank you so much!
Christine
Love it! So sweet and innocent!
amanda
Thank you, Christine 🙂