Further Detail
You must have a passion and a willingness to draw. Please note that Korky Paul will not be teaching drawing – students should have some inherent or intrinsic skill. The gift as some may call it!
Please bring an appropriate story or poem written by you, a friend or a published author, to be illustrated as a 32-page picture book (max word count approx. 800). Please bring as a Word document. The tutor will have a selection of stories which writers have granted him permission to use for teaching purposes. You can choose from these should you not have a story.
Skills/Techniques Covered
Level
This course is designed for students with a passion for drawing and want to take it to the next level of ilustration.
Please Bring With You
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
You must have a passion and a willingness to draw. Please note that Korky Paul will not be teaching drawing – students should have some inherent or intrinsic skill. The gift as some may call it!
Please bring an appropriate story or poem written by you, a friend or a published author, to be illustrated as a 32-page picture book (max word count approx. 800). Please bring as a Word document. The tutor will have a selection of stories which writers have granted him permission to use for teaching purposes. You can choose from these should you not have a story.
Skills/Techniques Covered
- Learning how to divide/split the manuscript into 12 spreads (24 pages)
- Researching and preparing preliminary character sketches
- Researching and preparing preliminary background sketches
- Story boarding the story over 12 spreads
- Preparing pencil rough for one double page spread (spread 1, pp6-7)
- Preparing finished art for one double page spread (spread 1, pp6-7)
- Learning about layout, design, typography and composition
- Learning how analyse picture books for layout, design, typography and composition
- Preparing a presentation package for a potential publisher
Level
This course is designed for students with a passion for drawing and want to take it to the next level of ilustration.
Please Bring With You
- A detailed list of things to bring will be sent to you when you book for the course. As a keen drawer, you probably have most of the items already. They include:
- Examples of your work
- Drawing tools
- Colouring materials
- Papers
- Other assorted materials, such as masking fluid and masking tape
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.