Making a Picture Book from Start to Finish

(NOTE: Please do not contact me for illustration work; I do not take on self-published projects and only accept work directly through publishers via my agent.) Hello Art Friends! I'm Anoosha Syed, a professional children's book illustrator and today I'm going to go step-by-step in how I illustrate picture books. Specifically, I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED, written by Karamo and Jason Brown, published by Henry Holt & Co (Macmillan) in 2019. I will be talking about the following: 00:00 - Intro 03:35 - How I got the Job (Through Twitter!) 05:48 - Character Design 10:46 - Designing a Cover 19:30 - Sketching Interiors 27:57 - Clean Up and Revisions 31:06 - Placing your Text 33:39 - Color Blocking and Color Palettes 35:34 - Final Color 37:43 - When You and Your Publisher Have Different Ideas 39:32 - Conclusion In my next video I'll be talking about how to get an agent. Stay tuned for that! --- MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO ○ Buy I AM PERFECTLY DESIGNED- https://amzn.to/3bv5Nbd ○ Buy Monster and Boy - https://amzn.to/3gSJ6yJ ○ Watch the Netflix Bookmarks Clip - https://youtu.be/k9UtYtbCQrk ○ Agents 101 - https://youtu.be/Rfuha6pwzmA ○ My Art Director Video Guide - https://youtu.be/aneikinM-7E ○ Josh Funks Guide - https://www.joshfunkbooks.com/resources-for-writers ○ Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud - https://amzn.to/358wXDs -- 🎨 OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH ○ How I Illustrate My Books - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3w0gLfgP5UUKKQZpatyWXYhohLMa06k ○ Illustration Guides and Advice - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3w0gLfgP5X4HsRn66MZrqtPKO3FgFyW ○ Picture Book Basics - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLu3w0gLfgP5UoYuy4Nl4pmcBNKUPc8O4o -- 🖥️ LINKS ★ Portfolio, Social Media, and Artist Resources - https://www.anooshasyed.com/links ★ Buy My Books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Anoosha%20Syed/author/B085HZ41SB --- ✏️ MY GEAR ✷ Tablet - https://amzn.to/48onMOc ✷ Desktop - https://amzn.to/3YBZA7D ✷ Tablet Stand - https://amzn.to/32UjVXB ✷ Lightbox - https://amzn.to/49Xssdn ✷ Scanner - https://amzn.to/49Wq5aL ✷ iPad Matte Screen Protector - https://amzn.to/4hhhF21 ✷ Ergonomic Apple Pencil Grip- https://amzn.to/3i8N3Uj ✷ Vlogging Camera - https://amzn.to/338DN9N ✷ Main Camera - https://amzn.to/34CQ8UM DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you! All music is from Epidemic Sound #illustrationsketch