Illustrating Your Children's Book | Working With an Illustrator

Illustrations are the biggest expense in a picture book. Get them right the first time.

If you're self-publishing, illustration is where most of your budget goes. It's also where the expensive mistakes happen, when pages get redone because nobody agreed on what was being drawn.

This course covers what to hand an illustrator, and how to work with one so the art comes back the way you pictured it.

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN...

1. What a children's book illustrator actually does, whether that's you or someone else
2. What to do as the writer if you're not drawing it yourself
3. How to find an illustrator and work with them

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE...

1. Video lesson on the role of an illustrator
2. Video lesson on adding illustration notes to your manuscript
3. Video lesson on working with an illustrator
4. The Ultimate Guide to Illustrations PDF
5. The Dos and Don'ts of Illustration Notes cheat sheet
6. Editable Google Slides presentation for paginating your own 32-page picture book
7. Lifetime access

Note: This is not a course for illustrators. It doesn't cover Photoshop, creating digital files, or how to make the art itself.

Who's this course for?

Any children's book writer who wants illustrations in their book but isn't planning to draw them.

It's most useful right before you start looking for an illustrator, so you hand over a story that's ready.

How soon will you get access?

Your course access is granted after purchase. You'll get an instant download with your login instructions and what to expect, then a separate email with your course invite.

All our courses are self-paced with lifetime access. If you've bought a course from us before, you'll use the same login and find everything in one place.

This is an online course. Nothing physical will ship.

Please note: Our digital products are for personal use only. While you can use the fillable fields on your computer or print out the sheets yourself, you cannot share this with anyone else, make a copy, or use this for resale.