War picture books – Picture books in times of war
Learn about german picture books from the first and second world war. Everything you need to know about war picture books.
Stinky Cheese Man: Picture Book Analysis
An analysis of Jon Scieszka’s and Lane Smith’s picture book “The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales” – art style and content.
Composition vs. Sketch: How to build an image
After reading the book “Picture This” by Molly Bang I had the idea of using compositions with simple shapes instead of sketches, as the basis for my book’s artwork. This is how it went.
Sketching digital artwork
If you’re a digital artists like me, you love control. But control only gets you so far, because some technical skills outside of digital illustration is absolutely essential to the creative process of illustration.
Why I do what I do
In this very personal post I’ll tell you what drives me to do what I do. I’ll try to answer the questions of “what” I do and “why” I do it, as best as possible.
How to turn Shapes into Characters
Create a character from simple geometrical shapes in 8 easy steps. This video will give you a brand new perspective on character design.
This Is Not My Hat: Picture Book Analysis
An analysis of Jon Klassen’s picture book “This is not my hat”. The moral of the story, how image and text interact and Klassen’s art style.