One of the best pieces of advice I received as a new illustrator was to read. Read everything. Read every single children’s book you can get your hands on. Park yourself in the kids’ section of the library and get reading. Pour over those titles and examine every little thing. What works? What doesn’t? How do text and image interact? Where is variety ne…
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