Writers and Illustrators!
Join Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Senior Designer and Art Director Andrea Miller, and the Picture Book Whisperer Herself, Dr. Mira Reisberg (AKA the Fairy Godmother, and Clear Fork Publishing/Spork Art Director and Editor) for our highly interactive Illustration Course complete with fab fresh Submission Opportunities!
This course is currently not open for registration, but click here to receive freebies, early bird specials and notification for when it does. And BTW It's FIVE FAB INTERACTIVE WEEKS PLUS A BONUS CONFERENCE WEEK!
FYI when we say 5 weeks, that's not a lesson a week - but five jam-packed, time-flexible mentored weeks followed by an instant access week of awesome instruction!
- Are you a writer wanting to illustrate your own books or would you like to become a better writer by fully understanding how the illustration process works?
- Or maybe you are a beginning or professional illustrator wanting to update your skills to move into new markets?
- Whether you’re at the stick figure stage or have won awards – you will wildly increase your chances of publication with this course!!!
"Don’t think you can draw? Lack confidence? Feel like giving up? That was me. Taking the Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books course has given me all the tools I need to take myself towards my dream of publication… [The instructors] are industry professionals with priceless knowledge that is shared openly and enthusiastically with all participants. The broad course curriculum is well-structured with plenty of participant interaction to encourage and support one another. I highly recommend this course to anyone, at any artistic level, who wants the best chance of developing their skills in the picture book industry. Big thanks!" - Kris Sheather (Now Published)
In this course you will learn and practice fun and easy contemporary drawing and color art making techniques while deepening conceptual understandings to create either a picture book dummy (we will help with your story if needed or suggest a public domain story) or wonderful fresh new portfolio in this updated INTERNATIONAL course that has helped launch so many student's careers!!!
Your Loving Co-Teachers
Our 2019 CBICB course is co-taught by 2 acquiring Art Directors, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Senior Designer and Art Director Andrea Miller, and Clearfork/Spork Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg. Both of them are also published illustrators with MANY years of experience in the field.
Our 2019 CBICB course is co-taught by 2 acquiring Art Directors, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Senior Designer and Art Director Andrea Miller, and Clearfork/Spork Editor and Art Director, Dr. Mira Reisberg. Both of them are also published illustrators with MANY years of experience in the field.
Andrea has worked on many wonderful books including these:
And here are some of the books Mira has worked on:
Together, Andrea and Mira have created some AMAZING content and will be co-leading the weekly LIVE critiques for students.
Each week students have the opportunity to present their work and each week a lucky group will receive a critique from either Andrea, Mira, or one of the many WONDERFUL guests in the LIVE (and then recorded) webinars. To be honest, they’ve got some STELLAR content and talent in this course and are extremely excited!! So stay tuned for a peek at the LIVES and ALL THE GOLDEN TICKET JUDGES who will be revealed soon!!!
Each week students have the opportunity to present their work and each week a lucky group will receive a critique from either Andrea, Mira, or one of the many WONDERFUL guests in the LIVE (and then recorded) webinars. To be honest, they’ve got some STELLAR content and talent in this course and are extremely excited!! So stay tuned for a peek at the LIVES and ALL THE GOLDEN TICKET JUDGES who will be revealed soon!!!
Meanwhile, here's a peek at some of your many START TODAY BONUSES!!!
- HALF OFF Our Fun with Photoshop Course Parts 1 & 2!
- FREE PROCREATE COURSE
- FREE Fun with Social Media Course!
- The Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Picture Books e-Book
- The Little Book of Children's Book Illustration Techniques & Definitions
- FREE Awesome Website Building with Weebly Course
- FREE 5 Ways of Making Dummies!!!
- FREE Hand Lettering & Calligraphy Course
- BONUS CONTENT for Creating Your Own Graphic Novels
- PLUS! An EXCLUSIVE Insider Video Tour Led by Brilliant Chronicle Books Editor Melissa Manlove Who Shows and Tells What Really Goes on in a Major Children's Book Publishing House!
OTHER BONUSES INCLUDE:
- Exclusive Opportunities to Submit to Children's Book Editors, Agents, and Art Directors
- Lots of Worksheets, Handouts, Instructions, and Videos for Learning How to Draw (Beginners) and How to Develop New Moves for More Experienced ArtistsChildren's Literature Art Lesson Plans for Teachers, Parents, and Homeschoolers
- Wonderful Technique Demonstrations and Studio Visits From Artists Such as Julie Downing, Ashley Wolff, Yuyi Morales, and Lisa Brown
- Half-Off Our Upcoming Writing and Illustrating Graphic Novels Course
And more, which will be revealed after you register! Wahoo!!
Learn Traditional & Digital Illustration Skills to Make Things Happen That Weren't Possible Before!!! And it's all happening online, in the comfort of your own home, in your PJS
This course is designed for busy people and set up to be time-flexible with A WHOLE YEAR'S additional access and an e-book of everything at the end. You can go as fast or as slow as you like.
Take a Peek at These Short Testimonials from Now Published Former Students
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The only time commitment to the course is to post your critiques of your 2 group critique members each week if you join an optional group. And don't worry, we'll have easy critique guidelines.
This is the Most Generous, Empowering and Fun Children's Book Illustration Course You'll Ever Take that Will Absolute Elevate Your Art Making Ideas and Skills No matter what skill level you have!
Here Are The 3 Levels:
The BIG BONUS comes with EVERYTHING ABOVE, TONS OF HELP IN OUR INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY AND MUCH MORE and Is Available for the Adventure of a Lifetime!
How often do you get to take an incredibly comprehensive course with a ton of bonuses plus a one-hour intensive hands-on critique with a fantastic major house Art Director?
You don't want to miss out on this amazing opportunity!
You don't want to miss out on this amazing opportunity!
If You Are Up For a Wild Adventure With the Course, Bonuses and a fantastic one-hour intensive hands-on critique with Mira, (AKA the Picture Book Whisperer and the Fairy Godmother)
***There Are Not a Lot of These Critique Options Available, So, Sign Up Soon if You Want One!
***There Are Not a Lot of These Critique Options Available, So, Sign Up Soon if You Want One!
Children's Book Academy Results:
Many of Mira's students have received contract offers (375 books and counting), re-energized their careers, &/or landed agents. Former students have won just about every North American award including the Caldecott Honor, Jane Addams, Pura Belpre, among others, & agents respond incredibly favorably to graduates' work. As you'll see, we work incredibly hard for you and all we ask is that if you get published, you send us an autographed copy of your book or if it becomes a movie, we get to join you in a premiere somewhere :)
Many of Mira's students have received contract offers (375 books and counting), re-energized their careers, &/or landed agents. Former students have won just about every North American award including the Caldecott Honor, Jane Addams, Pura Belpre, among others, & agents respond incredibly favorably to graduates' work. As you'll see, we work incredibly hard for you and all we ask is that if you get published, you send us an autographed copy of your book or if it becomes a movie, we get to join you in a premiere somewhere :)
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"I wholeheartedly recommend the Craft and Business of Illustrating Children’s Picture Books to beginning illustrators as well as those more advanced. I’d already taken a few online courses for illustrating children’s books (through other schools) before this one, and what stands out for me about this one…is the sheer volume of information you receive, in many different, understandable and helpful formats. Through video, text, live critiques, community, worksheets, homework and more you’ll certainly learn everything you need to know about how to make it as an illustrator in this field. The golden ticket opportunity…at the end of the course, where you get to submit work to industry professionals…is the icing on the cake and is so very valuable. It is absolutely evident what a wonderful teacher and person Mira is, pouring her heart and soul into her courses. She goes above and beyond to ensure the success of her students." Anika A. Wolf (Now Published)
Each week we have a high-level acquiring editor, agent, or art director join us LIVE (and then recorded) to look at and make suggestions to help move your work along in creating the best most appropriate children's book art that you can!!! We will be holding your hand every step of the way and hopefully you will publish wonderful work afterwards!
SO HERE ARE THE LIVES FOLLOWED BY THE GOLDEN TICKETS!!!
WHAT ARE THE LIVES? The LIVES are when each week Andrea and Mira are joined in a live critiquing webinar (that is also recorded) by either an agent, art director or an editor to get extra feedback on critiquing student's work to move it further forward. This way students get to make those connections with decision makers and also learn from them.
Tada!!! These were LAST YEAR's LIVES WHO JOINED US Each Week and ensuring that every student who submits regularly gets at least one of these special targeted critiques!
Rachael Cole - Art Director Random House/Schwartz & Wade
Rachael Cole is a children's book writer, art director, and illustrator. She loves to collaborate, teach, and most recently, visit schools to share her books with kids. She draws and writes with her left hand, and uses scissors with her right. Her books include MOUSIE, I WILL READ TO YOU, illustrated by Melissa Crowton, CITY MOON, illustrated by Blanca Goméz, won an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer's Honor, was selected as a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and was called "Wonder-filled and delightful" in a Kirkus starred review. Rachael also co-authored of LADIES DRAWING NIGHT with Leah Goren and Julia Rothman. She daylights as the art director for Schwartz & Wade Books, a children's book imprint within Random House Children's Books and is active in the illustration community, having served on the board of ICON7 (The Illustration Conference), and the American Illustration and The Society of Illustrators juries, and has taught courses at the School of Visual Arts, and Society of Illustrators. Rachael lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn with her husband and son. You can find her family underneath their favorite tree, "Harry," in the park on the weekends.
Rachael Cole is a children's book writer, art director, and illustrator. She loves to collaborate, teach, and most recently, visit schools to share her books with kids. She draws and writes with her left hand, and uses scissors with her right. Her books include MOUSIE, I WILL READ TO YOU, illustrated by Melissa Crowton, CITY MOON, illustrated by Blanca Goméz, won an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer's Honor, was selected as a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, and was called "Wonder-filled and delightful" in a Kirkus starred review. Rachael also co-authored of LADIES DRAWING NIGHT with Leah Goren and Julia Rothman. She daylights as the art director for Schwartz & Wade Books, a children's book imprint within Random House Children's Books and is active in the illustration community, having served on the board of ICON7 (The Illustration Conference), and the American Illustration and The Society of Illustrators juries, and has taught courses at the School of Visual Arts, and Society of Illustrators. Rachael lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn with her husband and son. You can find her family underneath their favorite tree, "Harry," in the park on the weekends.
Jen Keenan - Art Director Roaring Brook & Farrar Strauss Giroux
Jen Keenan is an artist, designer and DIY enthusiast, located in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in the cheese state, raised in the city of brotherly love, educated by the orangemen and women and works in the big apple.
Jen strives to create pieces of art that capture a sort of child-like whimsy. Her illustrative work celebrates hand-drawn imperfections, lettering, and quirky sophistication.
She has experience working in publishing, off-air network, branding and events, paper goods and decor, print, identity, mobile and web. Selected client list include: Macmillan Childrens, Nickelodeon, Hachette Book Group/Little Brown Young Readers, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Food Network, Super Delicious, Random House Penguin, Sterling, Workman Publishing, Mental Floss Magazine and Chase.
She is inspired by vintage treasures, children's picture books, her crazy pets, and the ongoings in the city around her.
Jen Keenan is an artist, designer and DIY enthusiast, located in Brooklyn, New York. She was born in the cheese state, raised in the city of brotherly love, educated by the orangemen and women and works in the big apple.
Jen strives to create pieces of art that capture a sort of child-like whimsy. Her illustrative work celebrates hand-drawn imperfections, lettering, and quirky sophistication.
She has experience working in publishing, off-air network, branding and events, paper goods and decor, print, identity, mobile and web. Selected client list include: Macmillan Childrens, Nickelodeon, Hachette Book Group/Little Brown Young Readers, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Food Network, Super Delicious, Random House Penguin, Sterling, Workman Publishing, Mental Floss Magazine and Chase.
She is inspired by vintage treasures, children's picture books, her crazy pets, and the ongoings in the city around her.
Clarissa Wong - Editor Harper Collins Books for Children
With 10 years of editorial experience, Clarissa Wong has worked on a dynamic and diverse range of titles, including picture books, graphic novels, early readers, board books, novelty, licensing, and more. For graphic novels, she edits a wide age group, from middle grade, young adult, to even adult. I was the editor for a number of wonderful, successful books such as the award winning, Eisner Award nominated, National Book Critics Choice finalist, and national bestseller "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui, "Where Are You From?" written by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim, and NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers "Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins" and "Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks" by James Dean.
Clarissa is passionate about storytelling and weaving the art and text together into something more. She would love to help you tell your story and reach your goals.
With 10 years of editorial experience, Clarissa Wong has worked on a dynamic and diverse range of titles, including picture books, graphic novels, early readers, board books, novelty, licensing, and more. For graphic novels, she edits a wide age group, from middle grade, young adult, to even adult. I was the editor for a number of wonderful, successful books such as the award winning, Eisner Award nominated, National Book Critics Choice finalist, and national bestseller "The Best We Could Do" by Thi Bui, "Where Are You From?" written by Yamile Saied Méndez and illustrated by Jaime Kim, and NEW YORK TIMES bestsellers "Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins" and "Pete the Cat: Five Little Ducks" by James Dean.
Clarissa is passionate about storytelling and weaving the art and text together into something more. She would love to help you tell your story and reach your goals.
Claire Easton - Agent Painted Words Literary Agency
Claire Easton began her publishing career at Painted Words in 2012 as an assistant, and worked her way up to Agent. She represents picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels, with picture books being her sweet spot. For picture books, she looks for stories with humor and heart, relatable characters, unpredictable endings, and books that reflect the diversity of children’s experiences. Her favorite stories inspire compassion, curiosity, and a fresh way of looking at the world. She is also seeking commercial non-fiction about unusual or lesser known subjects in history and science. For middle grade, she especially likes contemporary realistic books written in a unique voice.
Claire Easton began her publishing career at Painted Words in 2012 as an assistant, and worked her way up to Agent. She represents picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels, with picture books being her sweet spot. For picture books, she looks for stories with humor and heart, relatable characters, unpredictable endings, and books that reflect the diversity of children’s experiences. Her favorite stories inspire compassion, curiosity, and a fresh way of looking at the world. She is also seeking commercial non-fiction about unusual or lesser known subjects in history and science. For middle grade, she especially likes contemporary realistic books written in a unique voice.
Mela Bolinao- Agent MB Artists
Mela Bolinao has a B.A. degree in Art History with a concentration in Visual Arts from Barnard College. After graduation in 1995, she joined HK Portfolio as the assistant to Harriet Kasak, founder of HK Portfolio. With Harriet’s guidance and encouragement, Mela advanced to become an associate agent focused on artists who worked primarily within the textbook market. Sadly in March 2003, Harriet lost a courageous battle with cancer and Mela took the reins as main agent and sole owner of the agency now known as MB Artists.
Mela Bolinao has a B.A. degree in Art History with a concentration in Visual Arts from Barnard College. After graduation in 1995, she joined HK Portfolio as the assistant to Harriet Kasak, founder of HK Portfolio. With Harriet’s guidance and encouragement, Mela advanced to become an associate agent focused on artists who worked primarily within the textbook market. Sadly in March 2003, Harriet lost a courageous battle with cancer and Mela took the reins as main agent and sole owner of the agency now known as MB Artists.
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BUT, THAT'S NOT ALL !! There's The ...
AND THEN THERE ARE THE GOLDEN TICKETS!!!
What's a Golden Ticket? A Golden Ticket is when you get to submit directly to an agent, editor, or art director and bypass the slush pile or closed house submission policy. In this course, you'll learn not only how to create marketable children's book illustrations, but also how to write great bios and cover letters to catch a decision maker's eye. Then our panel of judges will look at a secret website page of student's art and bios that they're interested in seeing more from and hopefully publish your work (yes dreams do come true). And Here are our 2019 Golden Ticket Judges Who Will Be Looking at Student's Carefully Critiqued Work and Bios at the end of the course with an eye for acquisition!
A Golden Ticket is when you get to submit directly to an Agent, Art Director, or Editor and bypass the slush pile or closed house submission policy.
Here's How it Works:
In this course we will be teaching you how to create dummies and color samples, portfolio pieces, postcards, bios, and websites that will catch an agent's, editor's or art director's eye. Then our panel of judges will look at a secret website page of student samples to choose illustrators or dummies that they're interested in seeing more from. Here's our awesome lineup featuring editors, art directors and agents who can open many doors for you! Even if you attended a major conference, you would not have this many submission opportunities!
In this course we will be teaching you how to create dummies and color samples, portfolio pieces, postcards, bios, and websites that will catch an agent's, editor's or art director's eye. Then our panel of judges will look at a secret website page of student samples to choose illustrators or dummies that they're interested in seeing more from. Here's our awesome lineup featuring editors, art directors and agents who can open many doors for you! Even if you attended a major conference, you would not have this many submission opportunities!
Some of These Golden Ticket judges will ALSO be Providing LIVE MENTORING Opportunities with Priceless CRITIQUES!
Can you say "Yabbadabbadoo?"
It's a pretty awesome lineup of people kindly predisposed to hiring Children's Book Academy students!
The What, When, Where, How, Why and Who
of Illustrating Children's Books
The What: It's a 5+ week online interactive e-course/training program plus a bonus self-paced conference week that teaches you just about everything that you need to know about illustrating children's books and getting illustration work; building an illustrator or author/illustrator platform, and selling your work, with an additional 6 months of access. For writers, we teach you exactly how the illustration process works to enhance your writing process and maybe, you might, as others have done, discover your own inner artist, with the fun easy techniques. We use scaffolded teaching techniques for fearful beginners, courageous writers, award winning illustrators and everything in-between, as you either create a picture book dummy and color sample or portfolio pieces!
The When: Monday-Friday: The course starts January 13th with the first live training happening that night and runs through February 10th+. It's designed to be extremely time flexible so you can access the materials and interact as much or as little as you like. No one is ever in trouble, but the more you can put in the more you'll get out of it. The additional year of access or more makes it very doable no matter how busy you are and the private Facebook group continues on indefinitely to provide continued support for your children's book goals.
The Where: The comfort of your own home, a café, the library, in bed, anywhere that you can get Internet access. You don't need to travel anywhere for this course plus you can still take it even if you are traveling.
The How: Fresh lessons, demonstrations, exercises, and interviews and studio visits from our awesome contributors are released on our password protected website that also includes tons of resources including lists of publishers and agents, worksheets, done-for you templates, and much more. We interact via our private Facebook group where questions are answered and small critique groups are set up for those who want them. We have a special webinar page for each week where students post responses to each webinars topic - e.g., thumbnails, quirky or memorable characters etc. Times are scheduled to accommodate folks in different countries as much as possible and we also record the webinars for those who can't make it live.
The Why: The most important one. If you want to illustrate children's books or learn how illustration works, this is the best value course to successfully get published. It's the original 5wk interactive picture book illustrating course with industry experts and a multi-award-winning best-selling faculty, with a phenomenal proven track-record of published, contracted, and now agented former students. No other course gives this level of focused attention to each student, with a money back guarantee for folks who do the work and still don't think that they learned a tremendous amount after a year. The course is also the only one that provides fantastic submission opportunities and empowers students to do all sorts of extraordinary things.
The Who: This industry leading children's book illustration course is co-taught by two acquiring art directors with many years of experience in the industry along with weekly editor, agent and art director reviews and top expert illustrator interviews.
These are just some of our expert guest contributors who will speak to you in custom created videos and written interviews!
They'll be sharing their perspectives on everything from illustration tips and secrets on how they have built their careers, conceptual versus narrative illustration, researching and illustrating non-fiction, what happens inside a publishing house, what they look for in submissions, creating an illustrator's platform to make you more attractive to publishers and so much more.
They'll be sharing their perspectives on everything from illustration tips and secrets on how they have built their careers, conceptual versus narrative illustration, researching and illustrating non-fiction, what happens inside a publishing house, what they look for in submissions, creating an illustrator's platform to make you more attractive to publishers and so much more.
OMG!!! THERE'S EVEN AWARD-WINNING FABULOUS CONTRIBUTORS WHO WILL BE SHARING THEIR WORK, IDEAS, TECHNIQUES, INSPIRATIONS & CAREER PATHS
TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR WORK & CAREER! Can it get any better? We don't think so.
Caldecott Winner LaneSmithBooks.com
Caldecott Medalist AntoinettePortis.com
Caldecott Winner BryanCollier.com
SalinaYoon.com
JulieDowning.com
PhyllisHarrisDesigns.com
MayaGonzalez.com
BobStaake.com
ChickenGirlDesign.com
AshleyWolff.com
Sandra Sonke
MayaGonzalez.com
Chronicle Books
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Caldecott Medalist YuyiMorales.com
Caldecott Winner ~ PaulOZelinsky.com
GiannaMarino.com
StudioLacera.com
AmericanChickens.com
JimAverbeckBooks.com
GiannaMarino.com
MariaVanLieshout.com
SandyBartholomew.com
VincentXKirsch.com
JohnHendrix.com
MBArtists.com
SimonandSchuster.com
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Here's Just Some of What You'll Learn:
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Week One: Book Structures, Portfolio Samples and Dummies; Illustration Prompts and Easy Peasy Drawing with Shapes, Thumbnails; Interviews with Awesome Experts, and Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
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Week Two: The Hero image, Getting in Character, Transfer Techniques, Watercolors, Figure Drawing, Body Language, Facial Expressions; Setting up Your Studio, Composition, Easy Peasy light and Shade; Incongruence, Critiques, More Interviews, and Another Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
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Week Three: Urban and Nature Settings, World Building Perspective, Tricks for Consistency; Acrylics, Collage, Stamp Making, and Mixed Media; Color Theory, Agents, Reps, Editors, and Art Directors - which one is for me? Writing Your Cover or Query Letter, Critiques, Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
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Week Four: Drawing and Loving Animals; Glorious Black/White Illustration for Chapter and Middle Grade, Anthropomorphism Pros and Cons; 2nd Visual Stories; Beyond Animals - Unusual Protagonists, Great Animal Characters, The Importance of Showing Emotions and Relationships; Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Critiquing and Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
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Week Five: The Art of Submission, Samples, Tear Sheets and Postcards; Publishing, Contracts, Digital Illustration, Easy Peasy Photoshop, Making Connections; The mechanics of printing - 4 Color Process Printing and Bleeds, What makes a bestseller? Social Media for Illustrators, Interviews with Awesome Experts, Live Q&A Webinar with Follow Up Recording!
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Week Six: An amazing week of interviews with SUPER STAR illustrators, art directors, agents, and future SUPER STARS!
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IF YOU:
- Have Always Wanted to Illustrate Children’s Books and Were too Scared to Try or Didn't Know How
- Are an Established Artist Ready for Some Fresh Approaches to Open New Doors in Contemporary Children's Book Publishing
- Are a Children's Book Writer, but Not an Illustrator, Who Would Like to Stretch the Other Side of Your Brain, Learn New Tricks, and Understand the Full Process of Picture Book Production from the Illustration Point of View from Idea or Manuscript to Publication in a Safe and Supportive Environment (and Possibly Open New Doors)
- Are a Professional Artist with a Project in Mind That You’d Like Help with During the Course or Someone Who Would Like to Develop Fresh Illustration Ideas and Techniques with New Portfolio Pieces for New Business
Then This Course is For YOU!!!
There are Two Payment Levels Available - All With Handy Payment Plans If Needed:
And the Great News Is, You Can START TODAY WITH SOME OF YOUR
INCREDIBLE EARLY BIRD BONUSES!!
Here Are Some More Short Testimonials From Former Students!
BUT WAIT, THAT'S NOT ALL !! There's ...
These Wonderful Now Published Former Students are Joining the Weekly Mentorship Lives Section of the Course - Eager to Share Their Techniques, Career Knowledge and Wisdom to Help You.
These 'Success Story Mentors' will be sharing their publishing and illustrating journeys LIVE every Friday in the Facebook group while answering questions to help students with their own work and publishing journeys.
These 'Success Story Mentors' will be sharing their publishing and illustrating journeys LIVE every Friday in the Facebook group while answering questions to help students with their own work and publishing journeys.
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MEET YOUR CO-TEACHERS
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Dr. Mira Reisberg is a multi-published award-winning children's book illustrator and author whose books have sold over 600,000 copies. Besides running the Children's Book Academy, she is also an acquiring Editor and Art Director at Clear Fork Publishing's children's book imprint Spork. Mira is also a former children's literary agent, and a university professor who taught kid lit writing and illustrating courses as well as teacher ed. She has a PhD in Education and Cultural Studies with a focus on children's literature and has helped MANY writers and illustrators get published. Her job at Spork allows her to help even more people.
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Andrea Miller has designed and/or art-directed many successful children's books for both Sterling Publishing and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt including, "Lady Pancake and Sir French Toast" by Josh Funk, "Mira Forecasts the Future" by Kell Andrews, "Accident!" by Andrea Tsurumi and "Winter Dance" by Marion Diane Baur. Most recently, she co-art directed and designed the #1 national best-selling children's book, John Oliver's "A Day int he Life of Marlon Bundo". Andrea is also a published illustrator, and is co-creating a series of comics with her wife. She is excited and honored to jump in with the Children's Book Academy for a rewarding experience as part of their esteemed faculty while looking for fresh talent in this course.
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Hold On, There's Even More!!! Yep, there's...
Is Now the Time To Super Charge Your Career? (Or as Sheryl Sandberg says, “If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat! Just get on.”)
Click the rocket to secure your seat for the Big Bonus Level!
Next is the Success LevelsThat Come with the Course and Bonuses PLUS a
One-Hour Live Critique with Andrea Miller!
Just Click on the Image of The One You Want Most to Make That Dream Into a Reality!!!
Or grab one of the amazing critiques with Dr. Mira with a course, bonuses, and
one full hour with Mira package below!
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***No other course can offer more from a more talented group of creatives. Registering for The Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books is a genuinely useful investment in your career with a priceless return on this investment and it comes with a money back guarantee that if you fully participate and do the work during the course when we can help you, if at the end of a year you don't feel that you learned a lot, we'll give you your money back!
Here's a List of Some of Your Many Benefits of Working with the
Children's Book Academy's Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books
Children's Book Academy's Craft and Business of Illustrating Children's Books
- Build Skills or Confidence in Your Art & Illustrating Skills
- Learn How, Where & When to Submit Your Work to Editors, Art Directors & Agents
- Build the Kind of Website That will Help You Get Work
- Gain the Business Skills to Get Published or Agented
- Have Fun Stretching & Growing as an Artist & Person
- Develop Your Own Visual Style
- Revel in a Like-Minded Community of Children's Book Creatives Who Will Help Make You More Attractive to Publishers With a Growing Media Presence
GET STARTED WITH YOUR BONUS TRAININGS TODAY!
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- Free Awesome iPad ProCreate Course
- Half-Off Fun with Photoshop Course Parts 1 & 2!
- FREE Fun with Social Media Course!
- The Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Picture Books e-Book
- The Little Book of Children's Book Illustration Techniques & Definitions
- FREE Wonderful Weebly Website Creation and Design Course
- FREE 5 Ways of Making Dummies Mini-Course!!!
- FREE Hand Lettering & Calligraphy Course
- BONUS CONTENT for Creating Your Own Graphic Novels
PLUS! An EXCLUSIVE Insider Video Tour Led by Brilliant Chronicle Books Editor Melissa Manlove Who Shows and Tells What Really Goes on in a Major Children's Book Publishing House!
EVEN MORE BONUSES INCLUDE:
- Exclusive Opportunities to Submit to Children's Book Editors, Agents, and Art Directors
- Lots of Worksheets, Handouts, Instructions, and Videos for Learning How to Draw (Beginners) and How to Develop New More Contemporary Looks for More Experienced Artists
- Children's Literature Art Lesson Plans for Teachers, Moms, and Homeschoolers
- Even More Wonderful Technique Demonstrations and Studio Visits From Artists Such as Julie Downing, Ashley Wolff, Yuyi Morales, and Lisa Brown
- A FREE Easy Website Building Course
Even More Testimonials from Now Published Former Students
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We are so very, very grateful for our wonderful assistants who make sure that everything runs smoothly to optimize student's experiences.
Here's a Sneak Peek To Get A Sense of How Fabulous They Are!
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This Children's Book Academy grad has two picture books available soon, Scarlet's Magic Paintbrush and Ready, Set, GOrilla & a Chapter Book Series! Melissa's illustrators will also be joining us live in the course. |
Tina is another awesome assistant, a member of SCBWI, and an Admin for the Debut Picture Book Study Group. The 2016 recipient of New York State's Teacher of Excellence Award, she also teaches middle school kids. |
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Visit Her Online at MelissaStoller.com
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Danni Duck writes, illustrates and moms. Basically awesome. Seldom boring. Regretfully not Canadian. Avid coffee drinker and chocolate fan. |
With over 18 works in progress and one book available for pre-order, Sandra is in charge of our small optional peer critique groups & helps out in MANY other ways.Check Out Sandra's Site, at SDSutter.com
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