WORKSHOPS for
*ARTISTS/WRITERS (Published and Unpublished)
*MUSEUMS, CONFERENCES,
LIBRARIES
*PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Workshop topics explore creating,
selling and marketing
a children's picture book idea for publication from
the
author-illustrator's viewpoint.
Host provides honorarium
and expenses for travel and meals.
Lodging must be provided for out of town
trips.
1) NUTS &
BOLTS - basic tools: create and sell your book to
publishers.
2) FROM FACT TO FANTASY TO FINALE - use personal
experience.
3) PAINTING BETWEEN THE LINES - illustrators can
realize the text with art.
4) HOW TO THINK VISUALLY WHEN
WRITING - a mini art lesson.
5) MARKETING
101 - for illustrators seeking
publication.
6) MARKETING 202 -
for published picture-book
authors and illustrators.
7) WORDS AND
PICTURES - professional
development.
8) 3D COLLAGE WORKSHOP
- with children at
libraries and museums.
Please contact me for more information regarding
workshops.
Contact For iChat
Visits.
"My philosophy as an illustrator is to dig deep into the author's
story
for it's message or glue that drives a book on for 32 pages.
Breaking
a manuscript down through the process of thumbnails, story
boards
and dummies becomes alchemical".
YOUNG STUDENT WORKSHOPS
*For kindergarten to sixth grade
*Maximum of 3-4 workshops a
day
*Each workshop is 40 -
60 minutes
School/Host provides honorarium and expenses for travel
and
meals.
Lodging must be provided for out of town
trips.
OVER 500 WORSHOPS SINCE
1991
Highlights
the writer/artist process.
This workshop is a visual guide with
easy to follow step by step
techinques. Learn how to
create an original story concept,
a first draft, sketches, storyboard and
final artwork for print.
Small classroon/library settings or large audiences
using slides,
Power Point or overhead projector.
Student participation is
encouraged. Reading/Drawing Q&A.
To arrange a school or iChat visit contact:
Jean Dayton
at Dayton
Bookings 812.824.5017
For visits in the New York City area contact Melanie
.
"When I was a young girl my world
vision was shaped in part by
looking at picture books. They aided my reading
skills by visually identifying objects first before I knew how to read
their names.
With that memory in mind, my approach to illustrating
picture books is that the art must convey an author's story in a way
that is clear and detailed. My goal is to broaden a child's vision and help
them learn to read".