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Studio Views: Pen, Ink, Watercolor, Repeat
I began my illustration career with black and white work. I was much more of a drawer than a painter, much more comfortable with line than with color. One of the things that attracted me to the...
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Just Enjoy the Pictures: Hand-Crafted Versus Digital Art
Raise your hand if you find it challenging to determine the media used for picture book illustrations today. Even before computers, art labeled “mixed media” left readers scratching their heads over...
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Studio Views: How to Draw Comics the Yang Way
When I first started making comics, I drew on 2-ply Bristol board. I inked with a sable hair brush and a bottle of India ink. Why? Because that’s how Stan Lee and John Buscema told me to do it in their...
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Do Great Work and the Rest Will Follow
Growing up in the heart of the South, I saw firsthand how people were excluded based on skin color. I was taught that the rules weren’t the same for blacks and whites, but I also witnessed...
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From the Guide: Wordless Picture Books
Truly accomplished picture book art not only works with and complements a text but also expands on the story, sometimes even offering an alternate version — or stepping in completely when there are no...
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Studio Views
Twenty-six illustrators talk shop in these pieces about tools and techniques. From the March/April 1998 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: Picture Books “Family Albums” by Margaret Miller...
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