Funsho A.

ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣 | ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕝𝕕𝕣𝕖𝕟'𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟| ℙ𝕚𝕔𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣 | 𝕊𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪𝕓𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕠𝕣 Eᴠᴇʀʏ ᴜɴꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴀ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ'ꜱ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ʙᴇꜰᴏʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ꜰɪʀꜱᴛ ꜱᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇ. I ꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ɪɴ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ Hᴀɴᴅ-Dʀᴀᴡɴ Wᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀɴᴜꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ, ᴄᴀᴘᴛɪᴠᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴠɪꜱᴜᴀʟ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ-qᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ ᴀʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ. Wʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴀɴ ᴀᴜᴛʜᴏʀ, ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇʀ, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛᴏʀ, ᴏʀ ꜱᴇʟꜰ-ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ, I ᴛʀᴀɴꜱꜰᴏʀᴍ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴡᴀʀᴍ, ᴡʜɪᴍꜱɪᴄᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴀʟ ᴘᴀɢᴇ. Mʏ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛɪꜱᴇ ᴄᴏᴠᴇʀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ—ꜰʀᴏᴍ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ ᴀɴᴅ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ Sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, Bᴏᴏᴋ Cᴏᴠᴇʀ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀɴᴅ Pʀɪɴᴛ-Rᴇᴀᴅʏ Bᴏᴏᴋ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ. Eᴠᴇʀʏ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ɪꜱ ᴄᴀʀᴇꜰᴜʟʟʏ ᴄʀᴀꜰᴛᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ'ꜱ ᴛᴏɴᴇ, ᴀɢᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴜᴅɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴅᴇꜱɪɢɴ ᴀᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀɢᴇ, ᴇɴꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ʀᴇᴍᴀɪɴ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏʀ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ. Wʜᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴘʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ɪꜱ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛᴡᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴅᴛɪᴍᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴀɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴠᴇɴᴛᴜʀᴇ ꜱᴇʀɪᴇꜱ, ᴀ ʜᴏʟɪᴅᴀʏ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴏʀ ᴀ ᴡʜɪᴍꜱɪᴄᴀʟ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱʏ, I ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ-ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴛᴏʀʏ, ᴄᴏɴᴠᴇʏ ᴇᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀɴ ᴜɴꜰᴏʀɢᴇᴛᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀꜱ. Wʜᴀᴛ I Cᴀɴ Cʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ: ✔ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Pɪᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Hᴀɴᴅ-Dʀᴀᴡɴ Wᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Sᴏꜰᴛ Pᴀɪɴᴛᴇʀʟʏ Sᴛᴏʀʏʙᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Wᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀ Cᴏᴍɪᴄ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ & Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴍᴇɴᴛ ✔ Cᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴛ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ Aᴄʀᴏꜱꜱ Eᴠᴇʀʏ Pᴀɢᴇ ✔ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Bᴏᴏᴋ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ✔ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Bᴏᴏᴋ Cᴏᴠᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ (Fʀᴏɴᴛ, Bᴀᴄᴋ & Sᴘɪɴᴇ) ✔ Fᴜʟʟ-Pᴀɢᴇ & Dᴏᴜʙʟᴇ-Pᴀɢᴇ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ✔ Aɴɪᴍᴀʟ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Aꜰʀɪᴄᴀɴ Aᴍᴇʀɪᴄᴀɴ & Dɪᴠᴇʀꜱᴇ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Cᴀʀᴛᴏᴏɴ & Cᴏᴍɪᴄ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ 2D Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ 3D Dɪꜱɴᴇʏ/Pɪxᴀʀ Sᴛʏʟᴇ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Cᴏʟᴏʀɪɴɢ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Aᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Eᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Sᴛɪᴄᴋᴇʀ Bᴏᴏᴋ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Vɪꜱᴜᴀʟ Sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ ✔ Bᴏᴏᴋ Lᴀʏᴏᴜᴛ & Tᴇxᴛ Pʟᴀᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ✔ Aᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ KDP Rᴇᴀᴅʏ Bᴏᴏᴋꜱ ✔ Bᴏᴏᴋ Fᴏʀᴍᴀᴛᴛɪɴɢ & Pᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ Aꜱꜱɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ✔ Pʀɪɴᴛ-Rᴇᴀᴅʏ Pᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ Fɪʟᴇꜱ Mʏ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Pʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱ: ✔ Rᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴀɴᴜꜱᴄʀɪᴘᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀꜱᴛᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ✔ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ ᴍᴇᴍᴏʀᴀʙʟᴇ, ᴇxᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ, ᴄʜɪʟᴅ-ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ ✔ Cʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇᴘᴛ ꜱᴋᴇᴛᴄʜᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴀʏᴏᴜᴛꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴠᴀʟ ✔ Dᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ꜰᴜʟʟ-ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴡᴀʀᴍ, ᴘᴀɪɴᴛᴇʀʟʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴀɪʟ ✔ Mᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴄʏ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴘᴀɢᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴇ ✔ Cᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ʀᴇᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ʀᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇꜰɪɴᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ɪʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Pʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀɪɴᴛ-ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Dᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴇᴅ ꜰɪʟᴇꜱ ʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ꜰᴏʀ Aᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ KDP ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ Wʜʏ Aᴜᴛʜᴏʀꜱ Lᴏᴠᴇ Wᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ Wɪᴛʜ Mᴇ: ✔ Bᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ Hᴀɴᴅ-Dʀᴀᴡɴ Wᴀᴛᴇʀᴄᴏʟᴏʀ Aʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ✔ Sᴛʀᴏɴɢ Sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Wᴀʀᴍ, Wʜɪᴍꜱɪᴄᴀʟ & Cʜɪʟᴅ-Fʀɪᴇɴᴅʟʏ Sᴛʏʟᴇ ✔ Exᴘʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀꜱ Fɪʟʟᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ Eᴍᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Cᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴛ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Bᴏᴏᴋ ✔ Rɪᴄʜ, Dᴇᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ Bᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ Sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴏʀʏ ✔ Pʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ Bᴏᴏᴋ Cᴏᴠᴇʀ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ✔ Pʀɪɴᴛ-Rᴇᴀᴅʏ Aʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ Pʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ Pᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ ✔ Cʟᴇᴀʀ Cᴏᴍᴍᴜɴɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Tʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ Pʀᴏᴊᴇᴄᴛ ✔ Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ, Rᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ & Cᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Wᴏʀᴋꜰʟᴏᴡ ✔ Fᴀꜱᴛ Rᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱᴇ Tɪᴍᴇ ✔ Rᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ Dᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀʏ & Dᴇᴀᴅʟɪɴᴇ Cᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ✔ Hɪɢʜ-Qᴜᴀʟɪᴛʏ Pʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ Aʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ✔ Lᴏɴɢ-Tᴇʀᴍ Cᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ Cʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ Bᴏᴏᴋ Sᴇʀɪᴇꜱ Pᴜʙʟɪꜱʜɪɴɢ Dᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀᴀʙʟᴇꜱ: ✔ 300 DPI Hɪɢʜ-Rᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ Aʀᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ✔ Pʀɪɴᴛ-Rᴇᴀᴅʏ PDF Fɪʟᴇꜱ ✔ Hɪɢʜ-Rᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ PNG & JPG Fɪʟᴇꜱ ✔ Eᴅɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ Sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇ Fɪʟᴇꜱ (Wʜᴇɴ Rᴇqᴜᴇꜱᴛᴇᴅ) ✔ Sᴀꜰᴇ Tᴇxᴛ Zᴏɴᴇꜱ & Pʀᴏᴘᴇʀ Bʟᴇᴇᴅ Sᴇᴛᴜᴘ ✔ Aᴍᴀᴢᴏɴ KDP Cᴏᴍᴘᴀᴛɪʙʟᴇ Fɪʟᴇꜱ ✔ Pᴀᴘᴇʀʙᴀᴄᴋ, Hᴀʀᴅᴄᴏᴠᴇʀ & ᴇBᴏᴏᴋ Rᴇᴀᴅʏ Fɪʟᴇꜱ ✔ Cᴏᴍᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀʟ Uꜱᴇ Rɪɢʜᴛꜱ Aᴠᴀɪʟᴀʙʟᴇ Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Tᴏᴏʟꜱ • Pʀᴏᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ • Aᴅᴏʙᴇ Pʜᴏᴛᴏꜱʜᴏᴘ • Aᴅᴏʙᴇ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴏʀ Wʜʏ Cʜᴏᴏꜱᴇ Mᴇ? 1 Cʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ Sᴛᴏʀʏᴛᴇʟʟɪɴɢ 2 Sᴛᴏʀʏ-Fᴏᴄᴜꜱᴇᴅ Iʟʟᴜꜱᴛʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ 3 Cᴏɴꜱɪꜱᴛᴇɴᴛ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ Dᴇꜱɪɢɴ 4 Pʀᴏꜰᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴᴀʟ & Pʀɪɴᴛ-Rᴇᴀᴅʏ 5 Rᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ Cᴏʟʟᴀʙᴏʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Lᴇᴛ'ꜱ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ᴀ ʙᴇᴀᴜᴛɪꜰᴜʟ ᴄʜɪʟᴅʀᴇɴ'ꜱ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪɴꜱᴘɪʀᴇꜱ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴄᴀᴘᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ᴀ ᴛʀᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴀᴅɪɴɢ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ. Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Picture Book, Illustration, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Picture Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Picture Book Illustrator, Illustration, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Children's Book Illustration, Picture Book, Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Children's Book Illustration, Picture Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Illustration, Picture Book Illustrator, Children's Book Illustration, Children's Book Illustrator, Children's Book Illustration, Picture Book