The Picture-Book Process

This page will be filled with links to the actual process of illustrating a picture-book. This is some cool stuff! I will add links as I find them...Enjoy!!



Above: a picture-book dummy by Brian Floca


  • Ward Jenkins shows his rough thumbnail sketches and finished illustrations for a book called Chickens Run Wild. It's hot!

  • Lynn Chapman talks about being commissioned to illustrate a picture-book. This is a two-part video.



  • Design Principles: a slide show that lists the 7 design principles of picture books.