Classes

Congratulations to my students from SVA Illustration Portfolio, and SVA Illustrating Picture Books for having great success this year:
Douglas Moreno: AI-AP38 winner
Tatiana Gardel: Society of Illustrators Annual winner
Stefanie Demas: National Stationery Show Emerging Artist
Kevin Speidell: MoCCA Arts Festival Participant

And several others who have deals in the works!



Students attending SVA MFA Thesis exhibit which featured my former SVA "Illustration Portfolio" 
students Chioma Ebinama, Jackie Tam and Robin Mork, who were on hand to talk to 
my current students about their work and the MFA program.


Illustrating Picture Books at the School of Visual Arts, NYC

SUMMER 2021

Thursday nights 6:30 - 9:30pm beginning

Virtual Class via Zoom.  You will need a WiFi device with camera.

Get to work on that story you have hidden in your sock drawer!
This course will lead the students through every step in the creation of a picture book, from developing the initial idea, through plotting out the book, dummy book and final artwork. There will be in-class drawing exercises and demos designed to help students improve their drawing and thinking skills; by the completion of the course each student will have developed a short picture book (or a dummy for a longer book). The publishing world and other aspects of the children's market will be discussed. Students may work on a story they have created, or one written by someone else. Fairy tales, fables, alphabet books and journals as well as other types of material can be used. Students may work in any media, and experimentation is encouraged
STUDENT WORK:

©2018 Amanda Fuller







©2018 Michael Camarro
























See More Student Work HERE

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Illustration Portfolio at SVA

(Stay tuned... May be offered in Fall 2021)

Brush up or start your portfolio. Stretch out and try something new or work on that children's book you've been dreaming of. Discover your personal style, and work on concepts and execution. Centered on the individual student and his or her unique talent, this course is designed to develop and solidify personal style, strong concepts and clear execution of ideas. How to approach an illustration job with an understanding of the type of work you want to create will be explored, as well as business aspects such as finding illustration markets, contracts, negotiations, subsidiary rights and reps, copyrights, promotion and self-marketing. Assignments will touch on various sectors of the illustration market, including publishing, editorial, licensing and corporate. Students will be encouraged to broadly interpret the assignments: an assignment about time can become a science-fiction piece, a conceptual illustration, or a wonderful children's book. Color, value, concept, execution and medium will be covered. Assignments vary each semester.

STUDENT WORK : 
©2018 Dina Odess
©2018 Markel oL


©2018 Saul Haberfield

©2019 Douglas Moreno




















See more student work






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School and Library visits, and Picture Book Workshops
All grades.  All Ages.  Email Inquiries
 
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