As I grow better at illustrating my books, I have noticed a few things. Here are a few tricks I got from studying picture books: Picture books are made with a lot of round curves. Actually, you could mostly draw with semi circles and circles. Look at the shape of the clothes, the castle, the river. If you had to make a rough draft of this picture, you would have mostly half circles and triangles. Look at the picture underneath. The shape of the dresses, the mirrors, the objects that touch the floor all follow a rounded curve. The younger the kids, the better they tend to respond to plump faces and round hills. That's because curved and circular lines evole security, warmth, coziness and so very-well adapted to a safe, uplifting, enjoyable picture book made for very small kids. Look at the strong curves in the illustration below. The coat is an oval. The path of the birds take is a zigzag. The stars follow a serpentine path. The wings of the biggest birds are curved downward and upward. Soft lines with curves are often linked to organic and natural objects. Think of the birds and the flowers on the ground.
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I am Sussu Leclerc and I started writing and illustrating picture books thanks to the Smart Dummies event hosted on Facebook by amazing Dani Duck. Archives
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