{"id":5856,"date":"2016-10-29T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T08:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/?p=5856"},"modified":"2016-10-27T10:31:29","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T10:31:29","slug":"childrens-book-illustrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.london-artcollege.co.uk\/news\/2016\/10\/childrens-book-illustrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Lionel Meyringer – Children’s Book Illustrations"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Lionel Meyringer and I am studying the Illustrating Children’s Books Online Art Course<\/a> with the London Art College. \u00a0It’s coming up to Halloween, a good time for a scary story \u2014 in this case the very scary Children’s Book Illustration assignment five! Aside from being enormous fun, this course has really helped hone my working method. I\u2019m always interested to hear how other people manage their creative process, so I thought I\u2019d share mine. Here\u2019s what I tell myself:<\/p>\n

1. Stop procrastinating and start scribbling!
\nBefore I start any project I have a fear that I\u2019m not going to come up with anything at all. I find excuses not to start. This brief was no exception. I don\u2019t think this fear will ever go away \u2014 important is to start!<\/p>\n

\"Illustrating<\/p>\n

To get this assignment kicked off, I studied scary stories and watched scary TV, scribbling down ideas as they came to me. Don\u2019t write them down later \u2014 write them down now!<\/p>\n

To this end I have an old clipboard loaded with copier paper to keep notes and drawings \u2014 loose sheets make it easier to use anything good later.<\/p>\n

I carry on till my scribbles start to cohere, and I\u2019m itching to get on!<\/p>\n

2. Follow the brief and find a story.
\nI now have a harder think about the Brief. In this particular case, a great big hole in the middle for text, black and white, and creepy \u2014 and I start sketches that conform to the brief, referring to my previous scribbles.<\/p>\n

I also like to have a story to work towards, even for the exercises. It can be as simple as a background for a character. It keeps me focussed and out of trouble\u2026<\/p>\n

I go through periods of frustration at this stage. When I realise, I stop \u2014 carrying on is counterproductive. I\u2019ll take a step back to figure out what\u2019s happened. Usually I\u2019ve been trying something that isn\u2019t working, over and over.<\/p>\n

Eventually a story starts to develop, and I home in on an idea. A couple more sketches, and again I\u2019m itching to go on.<\/p>\n

\"Illustrating<\/p>\n

3. Figure out what to do, and do it!
\nI now come up with a layout, using a light board, tracing paper and printer\/copier to rearrange things till I\u2019m happy, and end up with a line drawing. I make copies to try out shading \/ colour etc.<\/p>\n

What I have now will look bad compared to what\u2019s in my head, and I will get a touch discouraged. Time for some more junk TV as I experiment!<\/p>\n

\"Illustrating<\/a><\/p>\n

Once happy, what I do depends on the technique I\u2019ve chosen. In my experience it\u2019s risky to use something I\u2019ve just bought and need to justify \u2014 say Japanese bamboo-bristled brushes. I ended up choosing ink (black and white), using brush and pen.<\/p>\n

I always remind myself anything can be fixed, nothing is wasted, and above all, to enjoy the creative process!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Illustrating<\/p>\n

Lionel Meyringer
\nIllustrating Children’s Books<\/a><\/p>\n

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