This series is an introduction to making a children’s book. My goal is to show how you can create your first book using only a pen, paper and your mobile phone.

I used this method to make my own book that I was able to add to the Amazon book store.

In this lesson…

This is second video in the series. It’s time to get into drawing.

I’m going to walk through the steps I used to brainstorm the pages for my own book.

This includes:

• Character drawing concepts (using the 5-10 second rule I talked about last time).
• Finding the character “feel” as you draw.
• Page layouts and actions
• Page Storyboards
• Sketching the pages
• Inking the artwork

Link:
You can watch lesson 1 here - The “scribble sketch” method
An easy way to think about drawing.

Just a reminder… this isn’t just for people who know how to draw. This is about learning how to make a book. I think everyone should be able to do this and express themselves. Learn by doing and having fun!

I hope this gives you the push you need to get started and make your own books to share with the world.

Video Content

Here is a time-line for the topics covered in the video.

• 00:40 - Character Sketching
• 05:00 - Concept Story Ideas
• 10:05 - Finalizing Layout & Storyboards
• 13:28 - Quick Page Version
• 16:15 - Drawing The Page
• 19:50 - Inking The Artwork

If you have any questions about this lesson, anything at all, please feel free to leave me a comment below.

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