In this 4-Module LIVE Training Webinar training series, you will discover:
Module One: Scene-Building with Micro Miniatures
One of the coolest discoveries I've made with miniatures is using micro-miniatures to build scenes. You might be tempted to think that smaller should mean more challenges, but I've found the opposite to be true. In this module I'll reveal the scoop on micro-miniatures: where to find them, how to easily create them yourself, the best ways to photograph them for your book illustrations and more!
Module Two: Miniature Blanks & Other Custom Options
One of the challenges I've encountered when it comes to miniatures is finding characters that fit my vision for the illustrations. Over the past years or two, character blanks have increased in availability so that you can easily create your OWN characters based on existing, “blank” designs. I'll share the best sources and options available to you, what to do with them once you've found them and more!
Module Three: Storytelling With Pictures
They say a picture is worth a thousand words...and it's probably true. Many books for Young Readers rely heavily on the pictures to tell the story...it's an “art.” In this module we will discuss the best approach to communicating your story visually using the miniatures-based illustration methods we are exploring in this series! We will dig into picture sequencing, using dialog where it matters most and much more!
Module Four: New Photo-to-Illustration Workflows.
In this wrap-up module, we will dive deep into the BEST illustration workflows to get specific results for illustrated books. Whether you want to create children's books, graphic novels or other illustration-based products, these new step-by-step, beginner-friendly methods will serve you well! The styles we will be exploring are based on some of the most popular illustration examples in use right now!
BONUS: Designing Miniature Set Scenes Video ($47 Value).
This awesome bonus is an excerpt from the EBI: Scene Builders training I offered a while back and focuses on creating new worlds, inside and out. During the training I share my secret "stash" locations for finding set goodies, offer some great examples of what you can create on a shoestring budget and much more!
BONUS: Illustration Kickstart PDF ($27 Value).
This is a packed, 137-page PDF that breaks down all the core, foundational information you need for illustrating your own children's book. I love this book! It contains great teaching, step-by-step examples, case studies and more! This is one you definitely want to print out and keep next to you at all times!
NEWLY ADDED BONUS: Planning Story Illustrations Video ($47 Value).
This NEW Bonus is an exclusive module from the “Creative Publishing Academy” series. In it I talk about the Freedom and Confines of Creating Your Own
Illustrations, Layout Planning Guidelines, Scene Planning and the Beauty of Flexibility and Much More!
NEWLY ADDED BONUS: Miniature Sets ($47 Value).
This NEW Bonus is an exclusive module from the “Creative Publishing Academy” series. You will discover: Making Space for Miniatures, Using Off-the-Shelf Items to Build Your Scenes, The Best Places to Locate Miniatures, The Types of Available Set Items to Look For and Much More!