Key Takeaways Before you hire an illustrator, here’s what you need to know about pricing: Wonderful illustrations are essential for children’s books for younger age groups. They are just as important as the words. Book illustration is a specialised skill, and not all artists are book illustrators. A great illustrator should capture the spirit of…
Writing a children’s book is incredibly exciting, but once the book is finished, there is so much more to learn. I often hear from people asking, “I wrote a children’s book now what?” If this is you, and are wondering what to do next, then you’ve come to the right place. In this blog post, we’ll…
At GetYourBookIllustrations we’re committed to helping children’s book authors getting started and winning, especially when it comes to providing beautiful, affordable illustration services. So, in the spirit of helping authors, here’s an article to help you publish your children’s book! Kids’ books appear to be shorter and simpler (a debatable statement!). However, the process of…
Key Takeaways Before you start writing your children’s book, here’s what you need to know: Learn how to write a children’s book, from developing ideas and characters, to finding the right illustrator. Being in the business of helping children’s book authors find their feet in the complicated and challenging world of book writing, publishing and…
Key Takeaways Including genres, word counts, and lots of examples! Here at Get Your Book Illustrations we have the pleasure of working with many children’s book authors to provide them with illustrations for their fiction or nonfiction books. I’ve seen some confusion on more than one occasion about children’s books age groups. Confusions like: Do I…
Key Takeaways Children’s book illustration styles Style is quite a broad term. It can refer to cartoon-style or realistic, whimsical, stylized, watercolor, charcoal, etc. Or it can relate to an individual artist’s drawing or painting style, or “hand”. Of course, choose an illustrator with an individual style that appeals to you. I won’t discuss individual’s…