Classes

I will be teaching this workshop from April 26-27, 10am-4pm at The Guilford Arts Center-Guilford, CT http://www.handcraftcenter.org/

Illustrating Children’s Books: A beginners process to the art, layout and promotion of your book.

This will be a two day workshop that begins by allowing the students to show their portfolios, stories and project ideas. We will discuss and I will show how I create a visual layout from my texts–the rough sketches up to the final finished art ready for publication.

I will also demonstrate how to create a sample book or “book dummy” as a tool to promote your book to agents and publishers.

We will also discuss the correct avenues for the students to go down to begin a career–looking at book publishers, magazine, trade, toys, etc, and strengthening or beginning a portfolio.

Previous art training for the students is helpful. Students will bring with them a list of items that I will draw up before the class begins.

Faculty Bio:  JAMISON ODONE is the author/illustrator of the children’s book, Honey Badgers. His work has been in solo and group exhibitions including the exhibit, “My First Book”. Illustrated The Bedtime Train by award winning children’s author Joy Cowley. His illustrations appear weekly in Hersam Acorn newspapers. Jamison has given numerous lectures and classes on the process of writing and illustrating children’s books, and has studied privately with Maurice Sendak.