I'm a college student and I'm working for the first time in a book illustration, I'm so excited but also so lost that I was searching for some help. And all I can say is thank you for this amazing content, it was exactly what I needed, I love your creation process and the way you explain it, I'm a fan now!
Thank you so much for sharing your illustration process for children's books. After you finish your artwork in procreate, do you then export it to a program like photoshop, indesign or illustrator? Or do you send to the client straight from procreate? Also, do you set your canvas with RGB or CMYK color since the book will be going to a printing press? I am really curious about that part of the process, since I am not sure if I can create an entire book just from using procreate. Thanks!
This was the best video I've ever seen that really explains the process for a children's book illustrator. But what book were you illustrating? I know someone that would love to buy a book that has such cute and well made illustrations. And the story also seemed cute too. 😊
LOVE IT!!!! Can you do Procreate for iPad tutorial, or series? How to do rough sketches, cleanups, ...how to use layers and how to use Procreate well? Thanks!
I really loved to see your process to make this book. I loved your style so much, 2 years ago i planned launch an book for kids but i did not, i wrotte all the story and this year i returned to draws planning do something with manga style but after see your art so cozy and cute, it really make me want to continue my idea. I want to know how you really know or feel satisfied about the level of complexity of objects/visual elements on each scene ? I like much do scenarios but i am very bad planning on 2d, on 3d i could plan it very better so i want to focus on do it better on 2d because the planning side starts on thumbnails and storyboard as they are 2d and an more fast/practic way to do. Another question i ask myself and i would love to know about you is: what maded you decide publish it as an book instead of an main digital product like webtoon or maybe visual novel?? Thank you so much
Thank you for that interesting tutorial. I am hoping to might help me with the process to present my illustrated book into an ebook where my pages a full landscape and portrait. How does this work without having the reader having to turn there electronic pad from landscape to portrait? What is your best advice?
Wonderfully detailed video! I am a complete beginner and I was wondering what program you would recommend as the most user friendly to start with digital illustration? Thanks for any help!
Thank you so much for this video❤. I do have a question, do you export & use your final edits straight from procreate? Or do you put them back into Photoshop or InDesign?...Also what color profile are you using in procreate?..there are a ton of cmyk profiles to choose from. Thanks !
@@CarlianneCreatesNice! Thank you for responding ❤️..so does InDesign make the colors better or? Also do you have videos of you transferring from procreate and finishing in InDesign? That would be helpful to see! I've been creating my books only in procreate and I feel like something is missing when it comes to color.
@@CarlianneCreates like why not just use only procreate? (I feel like I'm missing something so I'm just trying to connect the dots, that's why I'm asking lol)
@@sharayprevost7122 I use indesign for placing the text, because text placement in procreate is really difficult and annoying, so I export the files out when I'm at the stage of laying out the images with illustrations. I have another video answering technical questions for children's illustration that might help! :)
Great video! super helpful. Couple questions. What is a good pixel size canvas to draw most illustrations for a children's book so that the resolution is high enough for most printing needs? Also for the poor among us . . . would you have any alternative recommendations to InDesign? like Scribus? or something else? Thanks! :)
There's not much reference to the technical stuff that's needs. The soft wear it can be very overwhelming if you're not tech savvy. So did I get any information? No got lost and couldn't keep up😢
I just found your channel yesterday and I am SMITTEN with your art!!! It's so soft and whimsical like cotton candy. I absolutely adore how you use lineart in your illustrations--I've noticed a lot of children's book illustrators use a lineless style so it's refreshing seeing lines (not knocking on lineless at all--I just like lines!) I do have a question though: how did you discover/create your art style? Could you talk to us about your process on procuring a style? I'm a graphic designer but I love making silly fanart illustrations on the side. I'd love to expand and develop my style but sometimes it can get overwhelming looking at other styles without just straight up copying them. Do you have any tips on what to do there? Thank you so much!!! 🤠⭐
Thank you Carlianne!!! This is invaluable. Now I feel ready to tackle starting my book dummy project I will be working on to get ready for conference coming up this fall :)
Yes, the style of the illustrations for the book in this video look kind of old-fashioned, reminds me of "Harry the Dirty Dog", which was first published back in 1956.
Ms.Carlianne! Your video presentation is absolutely fabulous. I learned so much quickly. It helped me to solve a problem of teaching illustration to teens in a public school. Thanks a lot!!!
Thanks for sharing this! I am just beginning a book. A 32 page book starts om page 3, (after cover, inside cover and title,) so 29 pages for the story? Or 28 so there's a back cover as well?
Whatttt you can use page assist and layers at the same time?? For me when I create a new layer that just becomes a new page and backwards I think! But I ll check!
Can you please let me know how you improved your drawing quality. When I started drawing on 300x 300 dpi, it was still pixilated, can’t imagine hoe bad it would look once printed out.
Hello, I want to print children book independently. Could you please tell me about the settings at the beginning of procreate. The size, resolution is 300, and the color is CMYK. After the drawing is completed, I want to put it into Adobe Indesign. I have tried converting it to PSD, JPEG, PNG and TIFF in procreate and sending it via email. Then opened it on my computer and put it into Indesign, but the resolution of the file will be lower than 300, the printing house told me it must be 300 resolution. I also want to know if there will be any color difference when the file is transferred from procreate to Indesign? How can this be checked? I would like to ask if there is a tutorial on the children book file production process from procreate to Indesign. I am willing to pay to learn from you. thank you.
Your explanation is great! Could you pls tell is that Ipad and we can use adobe illustrator on ipad? What version is it? After illustrating how do we convert our work into a book? Thank you
Did you go to art school before you became an illustrator? I really want to be an illustrator (I am still in high school, but I draw alll the time and my art style is very similar to the style in this book) any ways, I want to be an illustrator, but I do not have the money for going to any art school, is it possible to be an illustrator with out going to the school? If any one else knows about this topic please feel free to respond to this comment.
I have a story I wrote (first couple drafts, editing) and I’m thinking to teach myself to draw from scratch but I see your drawings and I’m overwhelmed and think it makes more sense to hire an illustrator lol.
A degree is not required however I did go to school for illustration. I did not learn book illustration there 😅 I recommend checking out SVsLearn and SCBWI for resources
hi there, this video is very helpful, can you guide me which app you used to sketch on your ipad? and which app you used for book illustration? is it powerpoint or any other?
Thank you so much, this video is really useful to me. Can I ask you about color set up when drawing a book, It's RGB or CMYK on ipad? Thank you and hope to see your answer!
very helpful! thank you so much. I'm trying to do a family story for my grand daughters. I use photoshop and am just learning procreate. Have never used pages in photoshop! I'll look up how to do that. After you do all the correctly sized page layouts in photoshop do you load the entire file into procreate to create the pages there? I use photoshop on my PC and will have to figure out how to download to procreate. I guess via the cloud. Thanks again for your process. I will look at your book for cute characters too!
Ty , in im sarinashamsa in 15 years old and my aunt is writing a book, and told me to help with Illustration since i can draw, i hope i can do this TvT i will update when it worked :D
Hello, I'm about to attempt to do my first set of illustrations for a book for someone...I am an excellent artist but so super nervous to take on this type of project... Thank you for this content...
I do because it’s what I had to do for the first 5 years of my career and now I need it for my sanity 🥲 but honestly I feel like it helps ensure you have room for the text
I know this video was posted ten months ago and I may be a bit late, but THANK YOU SO MUCH! It has been my dream to become a children's book illustrator and I really want to pursue that! You broke it down so well and this is going to help my future career so much!
This is so helpful! Would love to see how you edit these in Adobe (if that’s what you use) for printing and the actual page set up with the text in there but this was so great! Dabbling into the world of children’s book illustrating and it’s so fun! These videos definitely make the process of learning how to do it much smoother. So thank you!
This was so inspiring and delightful to watch❤ I want to become a children’s book illustrator, and i’m considering studying illustration next fall. But i have as a goal to pitch a children’s book to a publisher(or several publishers) before that, and since i am working in procreate i wonder: what pixels should each of the images be that i send in?? like print size, so something between 3000x5000 pixels or??
Thank you for this great video. I'm desperate for professional advice: Can I illustrate a children's book in Sketchbook Pro instead of Photoshop? Thank you.
Wow! That was so insightful. Thank you. So, you use InDesign to lay out the book, and Procreate on your iPad Pro (I’m assuming). Where does Photoshop fit into your process?
Some times I do the painting all in photoshop and sometimes I just use it at the end for final touches. It’s easier to do layer adjustments in photoshop
Thank you Carlianne. I have been looking for a video that explains how to do this. I am an author and I am teaching myself to illustrate my own children's books.( from drawing and learning Procreate) If you don’t mind answering a question. Illustrating a 8.5 x 8.5 book The spread size is 16.75 x 8.5 (I think I have that size calculated right for KDP.). How do you illustrate the spread? Do you create the 17.25 x 8.75 size in Procreate ( bigger than actually needed) and then draw each half? Thank you.
@@CarlianneCreates that’s what I am asking. How do to the spread. You draw each side? If so how do you make sure both sides match in the middle? Thank you
@@thouseable I just make all of the pages I’m illustrating the full spread size 8.5x17 plus bleed and I draw a line down the center to show where the different pages are. I think KDP allows you to upload spreads
I'm currently an art student and I hope to work as a children's book illustrator. This video was so helpful and I learned so much. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Do you have any samples of your work? Looking for an illustrator!
Thanks for sharing your process, it's super helpful to see how other artists plan and illustrate their books!
I'm a college student and I'm working for the first time in a book illustration, I'm so excited but also so lost that I was searching for some help. And all I can say is thank you for this amazing content, it was exactly what I needed, I love your creation process and the way you explain it, I'm a fan now!
I'm so glad it was helpful!!
May I know the name of the book? I want to see your artwork
I’m going old school no computer pencil water color ink
Totally agree. Colored pencils are invaluable for texture and shading, especially for us old schoolers.
Exactly 💯 but interested to learn all forms as a newbie
I've drawn mine in pencil, but unsure what my next step is. Do I ink them or not
That is interesting too!
I’m doing the same and stumped
Thank you for showing your process. I've always wondered how it was. :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for sharing your illustration process for children's books. After you finish your artwork in procreate, do you then export it to a program like photoshop, indesign or illustrator? Or do you send to the client straight from procreate? Also, do you set your canvas with RGB or CMYK color since the book will be going to a printing press? I am really curious about that part of the process, since I am not sure if I can create an entire book just from using procreate. Thanks!
direct to the point, your video is helpful for those curious artist and new illustrator. Thank you so much!
Wonderful!
Thanks for this video! Really useful to imagine how I can possibly illustrate my book (as I'm still on the text)!
It was interesting, thank you! What is the resolution that you set? That’s a loooot of layers in one file! 😄
300 dpi!
You're very talented! Great work! :)
This got my subscription
Like your artistry. 🥰
Thank you! 😊
This is soo cute!
I absolutely LOVED this video! So helpful and this book is sooooo cute I loved the 1940s style. What is the books titles if I may ask?
This was the best video I've ever seen that really explains the process for a children's book illustrator. But what book were you illustrating? I know someone that would love to buy a book that has such cute and well made illustrations. And the story also seemed cute too. 😊
LOVE IT!!!! Can you do Procreate for iPad tutorial, or series? How to do rough sketches, cleanups, ...how to use layers and how to use Procreate well? Thanks!
Great suggestion!
I really enjoyed this and I learned a lot. Thank you so much. :)
You're so welcome!
I really loved to see your process to make this book. I loved your style so much, 2 years ago i planned launch an book for kids but i did not, i wrotte all the story and this year i returned to draws planning do something with manga style but after see your art so cozy and cute, it really make me want to continue my idea.
I want to know how you really know or feel satisfied about the level of complexity of objects/visual elements on each scene ?
I like much do scenarios but i am very bad planning on 2d, on 3d i could plan it very better so i want to focus on do it better on 2d because the planning side starts on thumbnails and storyboard as they are 2d and an more fast/practic way to do.
Another question i ask myself and i would love to know about you is: what maded you decide publish it as an book instead of an main digital product like webtoon or maybe visual novel??
Thank you so much
how are you finding your clients? that seems to be the hardest part
Thank you for that interesting tutorial.
I am hoping to might help me with the process to present my illustrated book into an ebook where my pages a full landscape and portrait. How does this work without having the reader having to turn there electronic pad from landscape to portrait? What is your best advice?
可愛い絵❤
What did you use to draw the pictures? I know that you use indesign to put texts and pictures to make the pages. Thank you!
Procreate
What file should we save the illustrations, png or jpg?
I prefer PNG they're higher quality
@@CarlianneCreates Thank you!
What about psd files vs png?Which do you typically use ?
Wonderfully detailed video! I am a complete beginner and I was wondering what program you would recommend as the most user friendly to start with digital illustration? Thanks for any help!
Please check out my beginner vs pro digital art setup video!
What technology and programs do you use? Is there an inexpensive way to get started until I start making money?
Thank you so much for this video❤. I do have a question, do you export & use your final edits straight from procreate? Or do you put them back into Photoshop or InDesign?...Also what color profile are you using in procreate?..there are a ton of cmyk profiles to choose from. Thanks !
I exported them as psd files and then did final edits on those on my pc and liked the psds into indesign I’m not sure which profile is best
@@CarlianneCreatesNice! Thank you for responding ❤️..so does InDesign make the colors better or? Also do you have videos of you transferring from procreate and finishing in InDesign? That would be helpful to see! I've been creating my books only in procreate and I feel like something is missing when it comes to color.
@@CarlianneCreates what's the purpose of creating the final edits in InDesign?
@@CarlianneCreates like why not just use only procreate? (I feel like I'm missing something so I'm just trying to connect the dots, that's why I'm asking lol)
@@sharayprevost7122 I use indesign for placing the text, because text placement in procreate is really difficult and annoying, so I export the files out when I'm at the stage of laying out the images with illustrations. I have another video answering technical questions for children's illustration that might help! :)
Great video! super helpful. Couple questions. What is a good pixel size canvas to draw most illustrations for a children's book so that the resolution is high enough for most printing needs? Also for the poor among us . . . would you have any alternative recommendations to InDesign? like Scribus? or something else? Thanks! :)
I just filmed a response to this it will be up next week 💛
What is the name of this book? I tried to search up books you illustrated and did not author, but I could not find anything.
It was a self published and a just a gift to a family so it’s unlisted 💛
@@CarlianneCreates Are there more books you have illustrated that are listed? Aside from the one you authored and on your website.
There's not much reference to the technical stuff that's needs. The soft wear it can be very overwhelming if you're not tech savvy. So did I get any information? No got lost and couldn't keep up😢
Is there a difference in the terminologies - bleed and spread.. is bleed same as vignette or is bleed same as full spread
I just uploaded a follow up video and answered this question for you! 💛
@@CarlianneCreates thanks
Can you give a tutorial on how to draw people? I’m learning how to illustrate my own work.
I would checkout my book, “how to draw adorable” because it’s such a big topic but I have a lot of character stuff in there
@@CarlianneCreatesI will check it out. 😊
12:55 Aahh, found someone with the same reasoning.. 😅
I'm surprised. I only got like almost a month fr my deadline ☠️
I just found your channel yesterday and I am SMITTEN with your art!!! It's so soft and whimsical like cotton candy. I absolutely adore how you use lineart in your illustrations--I've noticed a lot of children's book illustrators use a lineless style so it's refreshing seeing lines (not knocking on lineless at all--I just like lines!)
I do have a question though: how did you discover/create your art style? Could you talk to us about your process on procuring a style? I'm a graphic designer but I love making silly fanart illustrations on the side. I'd love to expand and develop my style but sometimes it can get overwhelming looking at other styles without just straight up copying them. Do you have any tips on what to do there?
Thank you so much!!! 🤠⭐
Thank you for this video. It was very very informative and decreased my anxiety about self publishing my first children’s book.
Thank you Carlianne!!! This is invaluable. Now I feel ready to tackle starting my book dummy project I will be working on to get ready for conference coming up this fall :)
Ooh yay!!! Excited for you! 💛✨
Yes, the style of the illustrations for the book in this video look kind of old-fashioned, reminds me of "Harry the Dirty Dog", which was first published back in 1956.
Thank you so very much! I'm SOOOO happy to see this happen in Procreate!
question: what app do you use to draw (on the tablet at 5:55)?
answer: Procreate
Ms.Carlianne! Your video presentation is absolutely fabulous. I learned so much quickly. It helped me to solve a problem of teaching illustration to teens in a public school. Thanks a lot!!!
Hey nelibespal I am also Children book illustrator I want to work for You can You contact with me
Thanks for sharing this!
I am just beginning a book.
A 32 page book starts om page 3, (after cover, inside cover and title,) so 29 pages for the story? Or 28 so there's a back cover as well?
I am a potential client. How can I get a hold of you?
There's a contact form on my website www.Carliannecreates.com
Hi! I really liked your video! I have a question, how do you put so many layers together in Procreate without losing quality or lowering the dpi?
I think it depends on which ipad you have. But if I start getting too many layers I have to split pages between files
Which color profile do you use on procreate ? RGB or CMYK ?
It depends, but mostly CMYK. I explain further in the video I’m posting next week 💛
Whatttt you can use page assist and layers at the same time?? For me when I create a new layer that just becomes a new page and backwards I think! But I ll check!
Use groups to make each group a page!
Can you please let me know how you improved your drawing quality. When I started drawing on 300x 300 dpi, it was still pixilated, can’t imagine hoe bad it would look once printed out.
What size was the page? I do 8x10 300 dpi
Thank you for sharing, this video is amazing! ❤
Hello, I want to print children book independently. Could you please tell me about the settings at the beginning of procreate. The size, resolution is 300, and the color is CMYK. After the drawing is completed, I want to put it into Adobe Indesign. I have tried converting it to PSD, JPEG, PNG and TIFF in procreate and sending it via email. Then opened it on my computer and put it into Indesign, but the resolution of the file will be lower than 300, the printing house told me it must be 300 resolution.
I also want to know if there will be any color difference when the file is transferred from procreate to Indesign? How can this be checked?
I would like to ask if there is a tutorial on the children book file production process from procreate to Indesign. I am willing to pay to learn from you. thank you.
I do have a video about technical questions your answer might be in it but you can also email me? Carliannecreates@gmail.com
Excellent content
Your explanation is great!
Could you pls tell is that Ipad and we can use adobe illustrator on ipad? What version is it?
After illustrating how do we convert our work into a book?
Thank you
I believe I answered this in the technical questions video?
Hi Carlianne! thank you for sharing all your experiences with us, this is VERY helpful. I want to try Procreate too, wich iPad do you recommend?
I recommend watching the video I created on beginner vs pro digital art setups 💛
Did you go to art school before you became an illustrator? I really want to be an illustrator (I am still in high school, but I draw alll the time and my art style is very similar to the style in this book) any ways, I want to be an illustrator, but I do not have the money for going to any art school, is it possible to be an illustrator with out going to the school? If any one else knows about this topic please feel free to respond to this comment.
I did! I posted a video about my illustration journey ☺️
I have a story I wrote (first couple drafts, editing) and I’m thinking to teach myself to draw from scratch but I see your drawings and I’m overwhelmed and think it makes more sense to hire an illustrator lol.
what ap are you using to actually draw the little dog, little girl etc..I really could use your help..
I’m using procreate on an iPad. Checkout my digital art set up video for more details 💛
Nice video. Can u tell me how did u learn this? Is a degree required for this?
A degree is not required however I did go to school for illustration. I did not learn book illustration there 😅 I recommend checking out SVsLearn and SCBWI for resources
hi there, this video is very helpful, can you guide me which app you used to sketch on your ipad? and which app you used for book illustration? is it powerpoint or any other?
I have a video called answering your technical questions that answers these!
In this video! Answering TECHNICAL Questions - Children's Book Illustration Edition
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Do you illustrate your entire books on your ipad?
I switch to photoshop at the end 💛
This video is very helpful and I'm glad I found your channel!
Yay!
This process is brilliant!! Thank you! 🙌🙌🙌
Is this on photoshop? What app do you sketch on?
This was informative and helpful video. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much, this video is really useful to me. Can I ask you about color set up when drawing a book, It's RGB or CMYK on ipad? Thank you and hope to see your answer!
In this video! Answering TECHNICAL Questions - Children's Book Illustration Edition
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In this video! Answering TECHNICAL Questions - Children's Book Illustration Edition
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Thank you so much!!
Hi. I really loved your illustrations and your explanation and process. I wrote a children’s book and will like to know how much do you charge.
very helpful! thank you so much. I'm trying to do a family story for my grand daughters. I use photoshop and am just learning procreate. Have never used pages in photoshop! I'll look up how to do that. After you do all the correctly sized page layouts in photoshop do you load the entire file into procreate to create the pages there? I use photoshop on my PC and will have to figure out how to download to procreate. I guess via the cloud. Thanks again for your process. I will look at your book for cute characters too!
Saving up to get your book, how to draw adorable, I struggle with drawing consitant styles, and would love to draw something cute!
Is it true that ..when drawing and designng childrens book.they didnt go for black line art???
Interesting! Thanks for sharing. :)
Ty , in im sarinashamsa in 15 years old and my aunt is writing a book, and told me to help with Illustration since i can draw, i hope i can do this TvT i will update when it worked :D
Its all done on Procreate ?
This one was! I also use photoshop. I just uploaded a video addressing technical questions like this 💛💛💛
thank you so much ❤I am also illustrator ❤
Hello, I'm about to attempt to do my first set of illustrations for a book for someone...I am an excellent artist but so super nervous to take on this type of project...
Thank you for this content...
Good luck!!
AAAh! This is SO helpful! Thank you!
That’s so cool I wonder how you could do that in procreate 🤔
One happy soul spreading positivity like confetti 🎉
Do you format or add text to the books? Especially for self- published authors.
I do because it’s what I had to do for the first 5 years of my career and now I need it for my sanity 🥲 but honestly I feel like it helps ensure you have room for the text
Me too, old school
I know this video was posted ten months ago and I may be a bit late, but THANK YOU SO MUCH! It has been my dream to become a children's book illustrator and I really want to pursue that! You broke it down so well and this is going to help my future career so much!
I am so happy it was helpful!!
Carlianne,
Thank you so much for this. I am an older illustrator who is still learning setup for KDP. Huge help. Love your style! Much appreciated.
So happy to help! 💛
Thanks so much!!!! ☺️
This is so helpful! Would love to see how you edit these in Adobe (if that’s what you use) for printing and the actual page set up with the text in there but this was so great! Dabbling into the world of children’s book illustrating and it’s so fun! These videos definitely make the process of learning how to do it much smoother. So thank you!
I'm so happy it's helpful!
This is such an amazing video thank you!! I would love to know which procreate brushed you used if possible!
I created procreate brushes and they are at carliannecreates.com the everyday brush pack is good to start ☺️
Thank you for sharing! You and your style are simply charming ❤ I am amazed at how much redrawing is required!
I find it actually takes less time to draw it a few times loosely rather than go straight from sketch to clean. Isn’t that weird?
I have your book and I love it ❤
I'm learning how to do this now! How long does it usually take you to do one page, from sketch to final product?
Hi! I answered your question in the video I just uploaded 💛
hi! what brush(es) are you using in procreate, like for the initial sketch, and then for the final line art?
I have procreate brushes that I use available at Carliannecreates.com I recommend the everyday brush pack 💛
What is the software you usually use to illustrate the children book?
Photoshop or procreate
This is so helpful!!
Thank you!
This was so inspiring and delightful to watch❤ I want to become a children’s book illustrator, and i’m considering studying illustration next fall. But i have as a goal to pitch a children’s book to a publisher(or several publishers) before that, and since i am working in procreate i wonder: what pixels should each of the images be that i send in?? like print size, so something between 3000x5000 pixels or??
300 dpi and then the page size of your book plus 1/4 in on the edges
@@CarlianneCreates Ok thank you !
Thank you for this great video. I'm desperate for professional advice: Can I illustrate a children's book in Sketchbook Pro instead of Photoshop? Thank you.
I’ve never used sketchbook pro so I couldn’t say from experience. I would make sure that you have layers, can work in 300 dpi at the page size needed
Thank you very much for the advice.@@CarlianneCreates
Wow! That was so insightful. Thank you. So, you use InDesign to lay out the book, and Procreate on your iPad Pro (I’m assuming). Where does Photoshop fit into your process?
Some times I do the painting all in photoshop and sometimes I just use it at the end for final touches. It’s easier to do layer adjustments in photoshop
Excellent! Thank you so much. It was a treat to see your process.
Where do you upload your images?
What do you mean?
This breakdown is excellent thank you!
You’re so welcome! 🥰
Thank you Carlianne. I have been looking for a video that explains how to do this. I am an author and I am teaching myself to illustrate my own children's books.( from drawing and learning Procreate) If you don’t mind answering a question. Illustrating a 8.5 x 8.5 book The spread size is 16.75 x 8.5 (I think I have that size calculated right for KDP.). How do you illustrate the spread? Do you create the 17.25 x 8.75 size in Procreate ( bigger than actually needed) and then draw each half? Thank you.
Yeah. Especially because sometimes the illustration is a full spread which is an illustration that goes across both pages
@@CarlianneCreates that’s what I am asking. How do to the spread. You draw each side? If so how do you make sure both sides match in the middle? Thank you
@@thouseable I just make all of the pages I’m illustrating the full spread size 8.5x17 plus bleed and I draw a line down the center to show where the different pages are. I think KDP allows you to upload spreads
@@CarlianneCreates Thank you so much. You are amazing. I truly appreciate your help.