Drawing a Blank

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Picture Book Vibes?

Picture Book Vibes?

Part 2 on letting the story have a larger say on illustration style

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Jacob Souva
Aug 09, 2024
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One of the great skills in publishing often goes unnoticed and unheralded. Editors and art directors are the absolute pros who read a manuscript and think “So-and-so’s illustration work would pair perfectly with this story” and when they get it right it’s like a hand in a glove. You couldn’t imagine <insert best selling children’s book> illustrated by s…

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