Product Description

Containing essential advice and guidance, this book uses step-by-step sketches and instructions throughout to reveal the techniques and skills required to illustrate children's books. It explains how to tackle fantasy, fairy tales, realism and nature drawings using a variety of media and advises on the different aspects needed when working for differing age groups.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10268 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-19
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
'Follow Martin Salisbury's tips and instructions and, if you have the apititude, you could find yourself producing pictures good enough for printing.' Writing Magazine (October 2007)

Customer Reviews

Excellent, inspiring and exciting!
At last I've found a truly exciting and updated guide to Children's Book Illustration!!!

This book is all in full colour, brilliantly laid out on glossy paper, with hundreds of examples of work by various illustrators of different nationalities, using all sorts of media and working on a wide range of projects.

The text is pretty detailed and clear in its approach: it doesn't waffle or patronise the reader and, as the author remarks, this is finally a book by a writer who 'thinks in pictures' like most other artists.

Apart from attracting new and experienced illustrators, this book is also interesting for those considering taking up illustration as an area of academic study, since the author, Martin Salisbury, is course director for the UK's first M.A. programme in Children's Book Illustration at APU Cambridge School of Art.

As Salisbury explains: "This is not a 'how to book'... It aims instead to help readers understand how they might progress to a level of work that is satisfying and ... publishable."

I'm really enthusiastic about this book and I'm totally glad it's been published!!! We art lovers have been waiting for it for ages.

The only book you'll need...
This is the best and only book on the market that gives you a thorough and complete understanding of children's book illustration. With charming examples throughout it gives a sophisticated yet easy to read picture of the current childrens book market and what illustrating for them is really all about.

Encouraging and inspirational
I found this book very helpful. It is clearly laid out with plenty of examples and pictures to aid and inspire. I would recommend it to anyone starting out in children's illustration.