Oliver Jeffers is soooooo Greaaaaat

I pitty the fooo' who hasn't watched this video yet. ;)
Watch it for an awesome glimpse into the working process of the guy behind so many amazing picture books!



I use Jeffer's book "The Great Paper Caper" in my class all the time as a fantastic example of the intricate and fun relationship between Words and Pictures at it's finest. Get inspired by Jeffers!

Blake on The Crocodile

Can you ever get enough of this man?

NOOOO!

Here Blake talks about the making of his book Crocodile. Once again so insightful and really hits home in terms of using the right mark making tools for just the right story. He -as he also mentions briefly in his amazing book "Words and Pictures" - specifically used a harder reed pen to ink the Crocodile than for other work. Also I love what he says about leaving room for the imagination when it comes to creating an illustration. We don't want to make it too detailed and realistic so that the reader can image the story along and it can truly come alive...

Quentin Blake video on his process

This is amazing 10 minute video of Quentin Blake in his studio talking about his process of creating illustrations and also actually creating an image right in front of the camera! Invaluable glimpse into this totally fantastic and prolific artist's world.

Watch it! You'll learn so much in only 10 minutes!
Also check out his whole site here. Fantastico.