Illustrating a Picture Book: Part 2 - Thumbnails and Drawings

As soon as I had the manuscript for TWILIGHT CHANT, I started jotting down little thumbnail ideas of images for the book. 
Cleaned-up thumbnails. © Jen BettonAfter getting the idea down quickly, I'll start blocking in light and dark shapes to explore the composition. Composition is an important element of storytelling, as well as creating visual interest. Thumbnails allow me to explore a number of different ideas quickly. This is where I hashed out the rough compositional elements, m...