Statement of Direction

I have always been fascinated with children’s books. Even now at the age of 21 my favorite part of a bookstore or library is the children’s section. I believe that there is a part of me that still has not grown up and it can be brought to life by flipping through a children’s book. My favorite part of children’s books is the wonderful illustrations that help bring the store to life. I have such fond memories of my mother reading aloud to me while I gazed at the spectacular illustrations.

And now I have been presented with the opportunity to refine my drawing skills in any manner that my heart desires. So I have decided to focus on how to become an extraordinary children’s illustrator.

Through the course of this class I hope to reinvent classic children’s illustrations as well as illustrate a story of my own.

Time Log 1

Week 1

Thurs. 8/19      2 hrs. Begun typing the story of Chester that I would like to
                                 illustrate and started to re-work the story

Week 2

Mon. 8/23     30 mins. Researched online for inspirational images to draw for Chester

                        1 hr. Sketching images for the story of Chester

                        1 hr. Writing the statement of direction

Fri. 8/27        2 hrs. Worked on drawing the 100 bad drawings

                      30 mins. Brainstormed about what makes a drawing bad

Sat. 8/28       2 hrs. Drawing and rendering the original Winnie the Pooh

                      1 hr. Drawing and rendering the modern Winnie the Pooh

                      30 mins. Researching real life bears online

                      1 hr. 30 mins. Sketching out 5 variations of Winnie the Pooh

Sun. 8/29        2 hrs. Finishing the 100 bad drawings



Total Time

Week 1:   2 hrs.

Week 2:   12 hrs.