How to make your own picture book series just started!

Finally, Picture Book Bootcamp is here!

Who is the series intended for?

This series is perfect for everyone who wants to create a picture book. You can be an author with a final manuscript in your hand / you can be newbie illustrator or someone who long to be an illustrator and need help with the first steps and a bit of guidence through this wonderful process / you can be even advanced illustrator or author, but stucked somewhere on the way and need tiny inspiration or a new direction or solve some struggles.

We take this series step-by-step, all based on my own experiences (over 70 kids’ books). If you have a very specific project, don’t worry, I’m here for you, and we can find a tailored way!
And during the entire process, you can constantly improve your drawing and level up your skills with my drawing tutorials, tips & tricks and other stuff here on my Patreon. So it doesn’t matter what your drawing level is right now, you can always get better, in case you doubt your skills.

What we cover (everything ;)

I will guide you through the entire process, from where you stand with a final manuscript (your own or your client’s) to a completed book, ready for publication. Step-by-step. You might be surprised how broad this journey can be, you’ll learn many skills and gain valuable knowledge. Here is just a rough list of what you can expect:

Time-management – this I already covered here!
Basic Book Settings based on your manuscript – book size, number of pages, text length, font…
Storytelling & Storyboard (how to work with perspective, layout, flow…)
Art style & Approach to the story based on its specifications and your drawing skills
Book Layout & settings (and what words like spine, margins, bleed… mean)
Procreate settings
Text Layout & Sketches
Character Design
Illustration
Cover Design
Additional pages outside the story
Print Preparation
KDP settings
Plus promo stuff (mockups, promo art, coloring page, bookmarks…)
and much more :)

Your Own Pace

You can work at your own pace. Some of you will move smoothly, others may find certain stages challenging, and some of you may jump over some stages. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, this process needs TIME and PATIENCE! And if you start a few weeks later, don’t worry, we’ll stay connected through chats, messages, or even live sessions.

Assignments

I’ll regularly prepare assignments to help you improve not only your drawing skills, but also your creativity, storytelling, ideas, and approach. I’ll give you feedback on each assignment. If you jump in weeks or even months later, I can’t guarantee instant feedback, but I will do my best :) For those assignments, I start a new chat where you can share your results.
Some of the assignments will be drawing follow my tutorials or prompts on Patreon from other tiers, but you will go further :)

Talk to me!

I need your help to create this series. So please, let me know if you struggle somewhere, if I miss some points you don’t understand. We can always come back to any part ot the process and go even further, together, or in a indivudial sessions.
I will create a chat, where you can share your progress, thoughts or questions. This is a general chat for this series.

Not in the tier yet?

This series is for Let’s Make Children’s Book Tier. It’s completely okay if you’re not sure yet. Feel free to join me as a free member or try some lower tiers, where I will share some chunks from this journey, too. Don’t worry, you can change your subscription at any time!

Let’s get started!

Don’t be shy and drop any questions or thoughts you have in the comments :)