https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com Mark Mitchell's blog on children's book illustration and artists Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:39:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 2979736 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/94c27550dd143b57fa8431571ac8b0959ed5a22fe2b082901709e3631937a293?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-writing-process-post/ https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-writing-process-post/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 04:14:20 +0000 http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/?p=8765 https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-writing-process-post/feed/ 1 8765 admiralmark Seeing Stars "Raising La Belle" cover https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/a-marvelous-way-to-tell-a-difficult-story/ https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/a-marvelous-way-to-tell-a-difficult-story/#comments Wed, 25 Sep 2013 06:29:58 +0000 http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/?p=8673 https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/09/25/a-marvelous-way-to-tell-a-difficult-story/feed/ 2 8673 admiralmark Dave Roman's "Astronaut Academy" Tantalize: Kieran's Story by Cynthia Letiich Smith, illustrated by Ming Doyle "Hex Libris" webcomic serial by Erik Kuntz CS JUennings presentation banner https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/an-amazing-way-to-learn-illustration/ https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/an-amazing-way-to-learn-illustration/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 18:03:24 +0000 http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/?p=8503 https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/05/26/an-amazing-way-to-learn-illustration/feed/ 6 8503 admiralmark The Picture Book Academy Mark Mitchell, Will Terry and Jake Parker At author-illustrator Mary Sullivan's launch party for her one word picture book "Ball!" (Houghton Mifflin) at the Writing Barn. Left to right Austin SCBWI Regional Advisor and author-Illustrator shelley Ann Jackson, Austin SCBWI Illustrator Coordinator Amy Farrier, Mary Sullivan, author-illustrator Mark Mitchell, author Julie Lake, author-illustrators Erik Kuntz and Jeff Crosby. Photo by author Bethany Hegedus. A spread from Mary Sullivan's "Ball!" From Mary Sullivan's new book Ball! Julie Lake reads "BalL!" at The Writing Barn. Bethany Hegedus with page proofs of her new picture book "Grandfather Gandhi" Cover of the upcoming picture book, Grandfather Gandhi, co-authored by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus, illustrated by Evan Turk. From the upcoming picture book, Grandfather Gandhi, From the upcoming picture book, Grandfather Gandhi, https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/speak-the-language-childrens-book-illustrator-e-b-lewis-shares-his-emotional-work-and-words/ https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/speak-the-language-childrens-book-illustrator-e-b-lewis-shares-his-emotional-work-and-words/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:49:42 +0000 http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/?p=8250 https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/speak-the-language-childrens-book-illustrator-e-b-lewis-shares-his-emotional-work-and-words/feed/ 8 8250 admiralmark Earl Gradley Lewis demonstrates at the Austin SCBWI conference The Caldecott Honor winning "The Other Side" by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by E.B. Lewis. From "The Other Side", watercolor illustration by E.B. Lewis EB Lewsi watercolor demonstration EB Lewis talking to elementary students at The Legends School s For another, recent picture book by Jacqueline Woodson, "Each Kindness." Illustraiton by E.B. Lewis Illustration by E.B. Lewis for "Each Kindness" by Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy Paulsen Books, Penguin) From "Each Kindness", illustration by E.B. Lewis My plaque for serving three years as Austin SCBWI Illustrators Coordinator and the special surprise that came with it -- the first two books in the Critter Club series by Callie Barkley, illustrated by Austin SCBWIer Marsha Riti, whom I met in the children's book illustration class I teach at AMOA/Arthouse Laguna Gloria. Marsha will be illustrating the entire series being published by Little Simon. The Critter Club books (first two) illustrated by Marsha Riti of Austin SCBWI Award winning author Cynthia Levinson reads from her hit nonfiction children's book "We've Got a Job"(Peachtree Publishers) about the 1963 Birmingham Children's March. It was one of several readings and talks at the "Kick It Up a Notch" pre-conference Friday receptionat the Austin Children's Museum. Picture Book author Shutta Crum and SCBWI Crystal Kite Award-winning illustrator Patrice Barton talk about their collaboration on the picture book "Mine!" (Knopf) I'm joined by SCBWI author friends Julie Lake, Cynthia Leitich and Liz Garton Scanlon at the Friday reception. (Photo by Greg Leitich Smith) EB Lewis talking to middle schoolers at the Legends Schoolo Hardy Boys, "The Tower Treasure Nancy Drew Covers Talking Dummies with Wendy Martin https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/catching-willie-mays-in-a-childrens-book-illustration/ https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/catching-willie-mays-in-a-childrens-book-illustration/#comments Sun, 17 Feb 2013 00:27:53 +0000 http://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/?p=8062 https://howtobeachildrensbookillustrator.wordpress.com/2013/02/17/catching-willie-mays-in-a-childrens-book-illustration/feed/ 3 8062 admiralmark 021-P1070475 116-P1070570 - Copy 117-P1070571 - Copy 118-P1070572 119-P1070573 157-P1070611 122-P1070576 125-P1070579 129-P1070583 130-P1070584 - Copy 132-P1070586 133-P1070587 114-P1070568 115-P1070569 IMAGMark and Terry (Laura photo) P1080682 P1080737 P1080772 P1080840 P1080970 P1080917 Image%2062[1] Google Drive for Artists free replay P1080672