
Children’s Book Illustration: Part 3, First Round of Sketches
In continuation of the process of my experiences in illustrating Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree (for the other posts on the process, see links at the end of this post):
After receiving the text of the story and signing the contract with the publisher, I had one month (the entirety of May) to complete the first round of pencil sketches for the book. So for each page, I sketched out a simple black and white idea of what I intended for the page. The author sent me an edited version of the story with breaks for each page, and if she had a particular vision for the picture on a specific page, I did my best to emulate it. But for the most part, I had free rein to draw what I envisioned for the page.
Ultimately, I did finish in time, and both the author and publisher were wonderfully gracious and encouraging in response to the illustrations.
Process of illustrating Isaac’s Ice Cream Tree
Part 1: Becoming an Illustrator (what led me submitting myself to a publisher)
Part 2: The Initial Contact
Part 3: First Round of Sketches
Part 4: Edits and Color Roughs
Part 5: Final Artwork