Hi , so did you use mainly photoshop- I am not sure if I should use illustrator or photoshop. I thought I might need illustrator to keep a vector graphic quality for a high print quality. Thank you if you could answer would be great. I am just making my child’s dream come true and creating her books as final books. Giving her the support that she needs as a little dreamer, creator and believer. You did such an amazing job 🎉
Hi Mimi!!! A year later- how did you do? Did it sell well? I’m struggling to finish mine/ adhd unmedicated but rlly trying to sit still. When hyper do is kicks in I’m good- Thank you for sharing this with us! Wishing you well ❤ 1:09
This was so intersting! Congrats on your first book and that's so awesome you were contacted out of the blue and even though you couldnt disclose the amount it was helpful to know about stages of payment. I think this will really help other newly professional artists know what to expect and ensure they are paid something and recieve a proper offer - there are so many young artists who would get excited and could do work upfront without ever being paid so good to share the industry standard process! Thanks for sharing :)
this is amazing. And I also have similar story. I currently work for picture book, and it's not easy. I almost gave up and tired for everything but suddenly your video come up. Thanks for inspiration
Hey there, im a newbie illustrator dreaming abt having a published book ( arent we all) my question is can i count of photoshop for the long run ? I mean are publishers ok w it or so they prefer hand drawn stuff or with other aoft wars ? I know its a general question, i d like to know ur take on it . Also how do u manage not to get pixeled quality when its published ? Bc even w 300 dpi it still is pixelated for me :(
This illustrator was actually approached by someone from a major publishing house. Dang. That should tell us something. She might have been already well-known at the time. Me? ... ... ... HAHAHAHAHA!!!
I have problem . All my interior pages prints are over saturated. Especialy blue colors. In photoshop i tried to reproduce in color proof the same print result. Nothing goes close to it. What are the exact parameters in color proof custom setup for kdp ?
I recently found your account and I would like to tell you that you've inspired me to keep at practicing art and using Instagram as an accountability tool, and to just be kinder to myself overall. Thank you so much, and I'm really enjoying all of your content!
Hi. I write poetry and would love to publish some of my work, as a children's book with illustrations. I have never published a book before and I dont really know how to or how to find an illustrator. Do u have any advice on that? Thankyou ❤
Hey guyss, im working on illustrating a book and i wanted it to be in 6x9 inch size but i dont really know how to adapt it to the digital artboard or canvas-as in will the dimensions I have to add digitally be 6x9 inch 300res (photoshop) also? I need guidance on how to be write specs wise and formatting wise so there is no back and forth during printing. Can anyone help me or guide me to resources about it? thank you sm!!
Hello there,a clueless girl here,I have my manuscript ready, illustrations done, now I don't know how to go about it saving it and publishing it either through a publicist or Amazon I'm literally stuck not knowing what to do next is super frustrating,I've looked up videos I'm yet to find one that actually explain the entire process please help.
Hello, I want to learn this kind of cartoons, how to start, is there a course that you recommend to me, or a channel or anything that can help me, please, you are amazing, thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏
I am trying to get a picture book done. It is my first book. I wrote the story, the hard part is how to illustrate cause i can't really draw and it is on the Titanic. It features my kids and a family friend so I want to do them proud.
congratulations on your book!!! I was waiting for this video and I found it quite helpful :)) I want to be able to illustrate books too some day so I really appreciate you talking the time to make this video 💛
Thank so much for sharing your process, very insightful ^^ And a BIG congratulations on the project, that sounds amazing! I was wondering if publishing houses need the artist to illustrate in Photoshop. I stick to illustrating in Procreate and I know that it is possible to export the artwork as a psd file - I was wondering if this would be enough. I'd be very happy if you could share your thoughts on that
I don’t want to learn adobe or any other program, but I do want to illustrate books. I have 3 book covers and 1 children’s book under my belt, and all were done on illustration board with watercolor paint, and photographed at high resolution. Do you think that process is limiting any future work for me in illustration?
Hello! I have a video about how I grew my Instagram account over the first year where I challenged myself to draw 5 days a week every week: th-cam.com/video/gWXF6yz7Wx0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing! Many like me are probably waiting to be reached by any publishing house, but it doesn't happen magically. I am so glad you got it because you put a lot of effort into your account, very perseverant and now your dream has come true! Congratulations!!
That’s a really good point about Instagram that I didn’t really consider, using it as a sort of portfolio! And I’d love to see a more detailed video explaining your set up process in Adobe and all that! Thanks for sharing this though, so helpful! And the book is beautiful!
Thank you for sharing your journey! I’ve always found this process so daunting (with so much fear that it wouldn’t be well received) but your video reminds me that creating something amazing takes time, openness to work with other experts in the field and also a spirit of courage. Love this and looking forward to getting one of your books added to my library :)
Great detail video on your experiences illustrating your first picture book, Mimi. Thanks so much for sharing, so we can understand the process. I might be interested in doing a picture book someday, but I know I'm not ready yet. SO many layers, but I know ultimately it makes a difference. I love how you did your research, finding picture books you liked as a reference. I would have included in the video attributed references from professional art industry reference books/sites as to the average payment range for first-time picture book illustrators, just to give some idea. As a US writer, I found similar information in the Writer's Market annual reference book. I believe there is also an Artist's Market put out by the same publisher. No idea if there's an Australia, all English nations or global market version. Just a friendly suggestion. Take or leave it as you wish. Blessed be, and thanks again. Keep doing you.
thank u Mimi and congrats on this wonderful collaboration with such a big publisher! Did you negotiate on the payment or u mainly accepted what they offered?
Omgosh this is so insightful 😍! So so lucky Harper Collins messaged u directly! Because your art is meant to be seen. I'm so happy for you. One question though, how did you manage to send some of the PSD files to the publisher in the end (that part where the book designer could make adjustments)? Isn't the file huge? 😱 Is there third program to resize the file? 😯😯
Thank you so much! I uploaded all of the Photoshop files to Google Drive and sent them the link to download them via email. I'd say most of the PSD files are 100-300mb 😊
Wow congratulations on your dream come true project!!! 🙌 thank you for sharing your journey, this is a dream for a lot of us (introvert) illustrators 🤩
LOVED seeing this peek into your experience with your first picture book, Mimi. It was super helpful and I look forward to seeing more when you are able to make them.
Thank you for documenting and sharing this process of illustrating a book with us. I may be illustrating a book this year too and i find your videos very helpful and inspiring 🤩
Hope you guys find this video helpful with your own picture book journeys! 😊
Hi , so did you use mainly photoshop- I am not sure if I should use illustrator or photoshop. I thought I might need illustrator to keep a vector graphic quality for a high print quality. Thank you if you could answer would be great. I am just making my child’s dream come true and creating her books as final books. Giving her the support that she needs as a little dreamer, creator and believer. You did such an amazing job 🎉
Hi Mimi!!!
A year later- how did you do?
Did it sell well? I’m struggling to finish mine/ adhd unmedicated but rlly trying to sit still. When hyper do is kicks in I’m good-
Thank you for sharing this with us! Wishing you well ❤ 1:09
This was so intersting! Congrats on your first book and that's so awesome you were contacted out of the blue and even though you couldnt disclose the amount it was helpful to know about stages of payment. I think this will really help other newly professional artists know what to expect and ensure they are paid something and recieve a proper offer - there are so many young artists who would get excited and could do work upfront without ever being paid so good to share the industry standard process! Thanks for sharing :)
Yes I hope it can be a helpful resource! I think getting payment or at least partial payment is so important!
I can imagine how great you felt seeing the book in the store. It looks amazing.
this is amazing. And I also have similar story. I currently work for picture book, and it's not easy. I almost gave up and tired for everything but suddenly your video come up. Thanks for inspiration
That was SMOOTH! Congratulations!! 🎉🎉
You are so open about it all. What a wonderful thing to share for aspiring illustrators. Thank you so much!!!
Hey there, im a newbie illustrator dreaming abt having a published book ( arent we all) my question is can i count of photoshop for the long run ? I mean are publishers ok w it or so they prefer hand drawn stuff or with other aoft wars ? I know its a general question, i d like to know ur take on it . Also how do u manage not to get pixeled quality when its published ? Bc even w 300 dpi it still is pixelated for me :(
This illustrator was actually approached by someone from a major publishing house. Dang.
That should tell us something.
She might have been already well-known at the time.
Me?
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HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Hello, I just recently subscribed in your channel. I really like your art style, and I'm inspired of your artwork.
I have problem . All my interior pages prints are over saturated. Especialy blue colors. In photoshop i tried to reproduce in color proof the same print result. Nothing goes close to it. What are the exact parameters in color proof custom setup for kdp ?
I recently found your account and I would like to tell you that you've inspired me to keep at practicing art and using Instagram as an accountability tool, and to just be kinder to myself overall. Thank you so much, and I'm really enjoying all of your content!
Oh that's so lovely to hear! 🥰
The book looks amazing, great job
Do you think procreate on ipad can be used for similar projects ? Because I’m learning to do the same
Hi. I write poetry and would love to publish some of my work, as a children's book with illustrations. I have never published a book before and I dont really know how to or how to find an illustrator. Do u have any advice on that? Thankyou ❤
Hey guyss, im working on illustrating a book and i wanted it to be in 6x9 inch size but i dont really know how to adapt it to the digital artboard or canvas-as in will the dimensions I have to add digitally be 6x9 inch 300res (photoshop) also? I need guidance on how to be write specs wise and formatting wise so there is no back and forth during printing. Can anyone help me or guide me to resources about it? thank you sm!!
Hello there,a clueless girl here,I have my manuscript ready, illustrations done, now I don't know how to go about it saving it and publishing it either through a publicist or Amazon I'm literally stuck not knowing what to do next is super frustrating,I've looked up videos I'm yet to find one that actually explain the entire process please help.
What type of device (computer) are you using for illustrating?
Amazing! Could I just ask which app do you use to illustrate?
Hello, I want to learn this kind of cartoons, how to start, is there a course that you recommend to me, or a channel or anything that can help me, please, you are amazing, thank you🙏🙏🙏🙏
I am trying to get a picture book done. It is my first book. I wrote the story, the hard part is how to illustrate cause i can't really draw and it is on the Titanic. It features my kids and a family friend so I want to do them proud.
Im trying to enter on picture book illustration i would like was easy to join like was to you haha 😔👍
Is a career coach needed to get into illustrating children's books?
Amazing and how much artbook size?
CConngratulations it’s beautiful!
Congrats! Such a lovely book. :)
I look forward to the creative process videos about this topic to follow.
congratulations on your book!!! I was waiting for this video and I found it quite helpful :))
I want to be able to illustrate books too some day so I really appreciate you talking the time to make this video 💛
Thank you so much! I'll be making some more videos about book illustrating so hopefully those can help you too 😊
Great video!
What software did you use to format the book?
Wow that is awesome. Congratulations, I hope this is the start of many great opportunities to come for you T x
That is so kind of you to say, thank you!
I just want to know how to prep my book for an illustrator?
Are all books only computer illustrated?
Hallo my Instagram is hacked I can not open
hi, can you please tell how long it took you to illustrate the whole book?
Very informativ Thank you ❤
Thank you… it was very helfull
Thank so much for sharing your process, very insightful ^^ And a BIG congratulations on the project, that sounds amazing! I was wondering if publishing houses need the artist to illustrate in Photoshop. I stick to illustrating in Procreate and I know that it is possible to export the artwork as a psd file - I was wondering if this would be enough. I'd be very happy if you could share your thoughts on that
I don’t want to learn adobe or any other program, but I do want to illustrate books. I have 3 book covers and 1 children’s book under my belt, and all were done on illustration board with watercolor paint, and photographed at high resolution.
Do you think that process is limiting any future work for me in illustration?
Сейчас многие издательства ценят традиционные иллюстрации, потому что их меньше, чем диджитал. Все зависит от ваших навыков, а не от техники
TH-cam suggested your video on illustrating a picture book. Question do you have a video on how you built over time your Instagram art portfolio?
Hello! I have a video about how I grew my Instagram account over the first year where I challenged myself to draw 5 days a week every week: th-cam.com/video/gWXF6yz7Wx0/w-d-xo.html
CONGRATS ON THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Honestly it looks amazing. :') So happy fr u!!!!!!!!!!!!! Youre killing it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aw thank you so much, I appreciate it!
Thank you for sharing!
Many like me are probably waiting to be reached by any publishing house, but it doesn't happen magically. I am so glad you got it because you put a lot of effort into your account, very perseverant and now your dream has come true!
Congratulations!!
Yeay you coming
Ohhh Que bonitas las ilustraciones. Que tengas mucha suerte!!! Enhorabuena
That’s a really good point about Instagram that I didn’t really consider, using it as a sort of portfolio! And I’d love to see a more detailed video explaining your set up process in Adobe and all that! Thanks for sharing this though, so helpful! And the book is beautiful!
Looks beautiful!!! Congratulations!
Thank you for sharing your journey! I’ve always found this process so daunting (with so much fear that it wouldn’t be well received) but your video reminds me that creating something amazing takes time, openness to work with other experts in the field and also a spirit of courage. Love this and looking forward to getting one of your books added to my library :)
Great detail video on your experiences illustrating your first picture book, Mimi. Thanks so much for sharing, so we can understand the process. I might be interested in doing a picture book someday, but I know I'm not ready yet. SO many layers, but I know ultimately it makes a difference. I love how you did your research, finding picture books you liked as a reference. I would have included in the video attributed references from professional art industry reference books/sites as to the average payment range for first-time picture book illustrators, just to give some idea. As a US writer, I found similar information in the Writer's Market annual reference book. I believe there is also an Artist's Market put out by the same publisher. No idea if there's an Australia, all English nations or global market version. Just a friendly suggestion. Take or leave it as you wish. Blessed be, and thanks again. Keep doing you.
thank u Mimi and congrats on this wonderful collaboration with such a big publisher! Did you negotiate on the payment or u mainly accepted what they offered?
this is so amazing and helpful! i never knew! and your illustrations are SO LOVELY AND gorgeous! very talented :)
I'm trying to make a book myself and I can't figure out how to do it. Very hard
Thank you for this video and congratulations!!
Thanks for this video. It is super interesting and i love your illustration style and the style of your videos. Thanks so much :*
Mimi…so happy for your accomplishment. Congratulations💕
This video is super helpful. Thank you for sharing.🙏🏽
thank u for being very open abt this!! congratulations on your picture book!!!!
thank you for share the information, love your art. Feels like sunny day in the park。
congratulations on publishing your book!
Wooow thank you so much for that information! The book looks so beautiful 😊💖 cant wait to see more videos regarding this theme 💖
thanks for sharing
This is so beautiful ❤️ did they give you a deadline to deliver the project?
Very informative, thank you so much!
Great! Congrats! 😊👍
Congratulations Mimi great job! Look forward to your next video on creative process.
That was very well explained. Thank you for giving us this beautifully designed explanation. Congrats on your first book!
Thank you so much for making this video. This really helped me out. Congratulations on your first book! 🌷
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your process. Your illustrations are beautiful 😊
Very helpful! That's my dream
Wow! Thank you, this is such an interesting video. I can't wait to see the next in this series. 🤩
Thats was super helpful. Thanks for sharing
Omgosh this is so insightful 😍! So so lucky Harper Collins messaged u directly! Because your art is meant to be seen. I'm so happy for you. One question though, how did you manage to send some of the PSD files to the publisher in the end (that part where the book designer could make adjustments)? Isn't the file huge? 😱 Is there third program to resize the file? 😯😯
Thank you so much! I uploaded all of the Photoshop files to Google Drive and sent them the link to download them via email. I'd say most of the PSD files are 100-300mb 😊
Very inspiring 😊
Mimi! Congratulations! So wonderful illustrations💚✨✨✨
this is amazing
It must of been so exciting when you saw the book on the shelfs! I hope the best for you💖
your art is very amazing, i love it so much
So exciting! Congratulations!
would be so exciting seeing a book you drew on the shelves 😀
Thanks so much for sharing as much as you could 😊
hi mimi how do you bundle the jpg to pdf?
On Windows you can select all the jpgs you want to bundle, right click and then select 'combine files in Acrobat' if you have Adobe Acrobat 🥰
This is so wonderful Mimi! Congrats on the whole process 😍
Beautiful illustrations thanks for sharing this! 😊🧡
Thankyou
Congratulations Mimi! Beautiful Work!
I love your journey so much! ❤
Wow congratulations on your dream come true project!!! 🙌 thank you for sharing your journey, this is a dream for a lot of us (introvert) illustrators 🤩
Oh thank you so much for your kind words - I appreciate it so much! ❤
Hello
LOVED seeing this peek into your experience with your first picture book, Mimi. It was super helpful and I look forward to seeing more when you are able to make them.
Naw that's so kind of you, Melanie! 🥰
Wooww!! This is so amaazingg 😍😍
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Thank you for documenting and sharing this process of illustrating a book with us. I may be illustrating a book this year too and i find your videos very helpful and inspiring 🤩
That's so exciting, hope it goes well!
Congrats on your first book! It looks amazing! 🥰
This was so interesting, congratulations!! it's such a great feeling to see your work in a bookshop isn't it? :)
It's very cool!
This is great content! So helpful for those of us wanting to move into an illustration career! The book is beautiful 😍
It really is!
Very cool!
Congratulations Mimi!
Beautiful 💕
Congrats ❤️❤️👍👍👏👏
I really enjoyed this you definitely deserve it you have so much talent! X
Oh that is so sweet of you, thank you so much! 🥰
which brush are you using?
Mostly a brush called 'natural feel' from Kyle's Paintbox (it's available direct from Adobe) 😊
Yeap ,thanks Mimi..🙂
So cool! :)
Congratulations for your 1st book. Thank you so much for this video. Will surely be waiting for the other two parts ❤