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Do you prefer illustrations that are
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43% |
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| I don't care either way |
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20% |
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| Other |
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tigerwife
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I love children’s books, and I definitely choose based on quality of illustration. I prefer stylized, whimsical art. BigSis mentioned Fancy Nancy- I’ll have to add Pinkaliscious- I love Victoria Kahan’s mixed media! How did you all get involved in book illustration? Do you work directly with publishers or are you freelancers?
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 12:35 pm
Love this one! Love the fashion illustrations, too!
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amother
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 12:47 pm
| tigerwife wrote: | | I love children’s books, and I definitely choose based on quality of illustration. I prefer stylized, whimsical art. BigSis mentioned Fancy Nancy- I’ll have to add Pinkaliscious- I love Victoria Kahan’s mixed media! How did you all get involved in book illustration? Do you work directly with publishers or are you freelancers? |
I was contacted by the author for my first book. Once my name was out there, I have gotten lots of offers.
I am also in contact with another illustrator who passes on my name when people reach out to her.
I have worked directly with the authors, but the publishers are involved in the back and forth.
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 3:00 pm
| amother OP wrote: | I was contacted by the author for my first book. Once my name was out there, I have gotten lots of offers.
I am also in contact with another illustrator who passes on my name when people reach out to her.
I have worked directly with the authors, but the publishers are involved in the back and forth. |
I’ve done some freelance illustration here and there, but I’d love to illustrate a proper book. Any tips and ideas how to get my name out there and get into the big publishers?
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 4:44 pm
| amother OP wrote: | | I'm curious if you could name some books or artists, whose style appealed to you or your kids. |
My children love the illustrations in "Is it Shabbos Yet?" By Ellen Emerman. There's also a book called "Messes of Dresses" by F. Pertzig that has a more cartoon-y style but have realistic features. The original Savta Simcha books by Yaffa Ganz were illustrated by Bina Gewirtz. Those were my favorite as a child.
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familyfirst
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 8:16 pm
Tova leff is the artist of messes of dresses
It is a fabulous book! The drawings are at least as amazing as the weiting’
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amother
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 10:17 pm
| amother DarkRed wrote: | | I’ve done some freelance illustration here and there, but I’d love to illustrate a proper book. Any tips and ideas how to get my name out there and get into the big publishers? |
Maybe email the publishers? Hachai, Artscroll. Feldheim. And others.
Send some samples of your work.
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Beautiful
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 10:25 pm
I am awestruck by the illustrations of Fox Walked Alone.
https://www.amazon.com/Fox-Wal.....25480
It's some sort of clay that Barbara forms,shapes, molds, to tell the story. Similar to the claymation hagada I had as a kid but different. She includes incredible little details and the pictures tell a story all by themselves. I reread it and admire each time I pick it up. Happens to be it's about the teiva but that doesn't even matter.
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 10:27 pm
Thank you for your request for input.
I value illustrations in a book, that is what the young kids are looking at as I read the words. I second the request for women and girls to be included in illustrations .
A pet peeve of mine from the time I was a little girl (I’m a grandmother !) is when the details of the illustrations do not match the text. Eg “he put on his blue baseball cap” and the illustration portrays a green cap. Or “she balanced the cup on the dish in her right hand while pulling on the doorknob with her free hand “ and the details of the illustration do not match up .
Wishing you much hatzlacha in your important work !
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naomi2
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 10:27 pm
I love when children's books have realistic drawing illustration. The only Jewish book I can think of is The very best place for A Penny"
absolutely a pleasure to read
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gr82no
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Mon, Sep 02 2024, 10:40 pm
| naomi2 wrote: | I love when children's books have realistic drawing illustration. The only Jewish book I can think of is The very best place for A Penny"
absolutely a pleasure to read |
I was reading it today and thought the same. But the author did add hands and feet to objects. (And a tube and oar in the washing machine)
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amother
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Tue, Sep 03 2024, 12:12 am
| amother Alyssum wrote: | Thank you for your request for input.
I value illustrations in a book, that is what the young kids are looking at as I read the words. I second the request for women and girls to be included in illustrations .
A pet peeve of mine from the time I was a little girl (I’m a grandmother !) is when the details of the illustrations do not match the text. Eg “he put on his blue baseball cap” and the illustration portrays a green cap. Or “she balanced the cup on the dish in her right hand while pulling on the doorknob with her free hand “ and the details of the illustration do not match up .
Wishing you much hatzlacha in your important work ! |
I totally agree. I have found many such mistakes. In my latest book, I realized I drew a picture different than the story, and I asked the author to change a little detail in the writing to match the picture.
I think that the pressure of deadlines sometimes cause these errors.
Thank you for your kind words. It is truly a labor of love for me , and I'm sure every other artist as well.
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familyfirst
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Tue, Sep 03 2024, 12:01 pm
Ok
Now we’re curious
Which book did you illustrate?
Or can you at least share a random sample of your work so that we could critique… I mean praise?!?
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