Draws

Illustrations?

I always wanted to write a children's book. I can always write the story, but I can never draw what I want to. I do not want to hire an author. I would really enjoy making illustrations on the computer if it is possible. The illustration effect I want to achieve, is on this website: http://www.bow-wowbooks.com/ I love the clean lines and the looks of the illustrations. Are these pictures really drawn by hand or computerized? Is there a program I can use to achieve this? Or do I have to do it on my own? Thank you! I really appreciate it!

Public Comments

Virtually every artist starts with old fashioned pencil&paper and then scans their work onto computer for coloring and retouching. Typically, an artist will create a rough draft, then a finished drawing, then create a full-color version with paint&ink or a black&white picture where the pencil outline is redone in ink (the difference between a pencil sketch and an inked version is very striking). In your case it would be a good idea to draw some pencil sketches and then scan them to your computer. You can them color them very quickly and easily using whatever paint/photo editing program you like. Start with "Paint" in Windows to get used to the process, then download a copy of Photofiltre for more advanced options. For yet more sophisticated effects you could try GIMP, but it's difficult to learn. edit* You might also want to invest in a Graphics Tablet.