tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post8823391347080947003..comments2024-03-29T14:16:41.085+00:00Comments on Picture Book Den: An Illustrator's View by Emmeline Pidgen (guest blogger)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-36276575423921935372012-09-02T15:39:32.932+01:002012-09-02T15:39:32.932+01:00Thank you all for these lovely comments! I'm s...Thank you all for these lovely comments! I'm so glad you enjoyed the post and found the insights useful.<br /><br />Moira - I thought I recognised your name! You've done a wonderful job adapting the story. It should be heading off to print tomorrow which is incredibly exciting! I've also illustrated Far Far Away's 'Amour' and I'm starting work on a brand new one too.<br /><br />Julie - I'm glad it was of some help! Good luck with everything! I don't know if it'll be of any use but I also write monthly articles about Creative Tips & Resources for emerging illustrators over at Ten Paces and Draw - this is my latest one 'Getting started, Getting seen' http://www.tenpacesanddraw.com/2012/08/30/creative-tips-resources-getting-started-getting-seen/<br /><br />I do also have a blog about my work and inspiration at http://www.emmelineillustration.blogspot.com<br /><br />Pippa - I've not had that much of a chance to really get involved in working with authors, aside from a few comments from Allan Peterkin with The Flyaway Blanket. For the other books I've worked on the story's either been adapted from an old fairytale or has been written as a part of a team with the publishers. I would definitely like to try it out, especially if I found an author I really got along with, shared a similar vision to and our styles complimented each other. I've seen some really brilliant picture book author/illustrator pairings recently, in particular with Anna Kemp and Sara Ogilvie's wonderful books.<br /><br />Thanks again everyone!<br />Emmeline Pidgen Illustrationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04021046551255001645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-52250195171943737392012-08-31T11:10:56.523+01:002012-08-31T11:10:56.523+01:00Really interesting. Do you have a preference for...Really interesting. Do you have a preference for whether or not you talk the illustrations through with the author? As an author, I love that process, but not all publishers allow it.Pippa Goodharthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709422048047155208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-72795467570702344942012-08-30T12:00:24.007+01:002012-08-30T12:00:24.007+01:00Great post. I especially love the line about your ...Great post. I especially love the line about your career being your hands trying to keep up with your imagination.Jane Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01361379190770989657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-72431446939442953912012-08-29T00:26:51.812+01:002012-08-29T00:26:51.812+01:00As an artist stepping onto the PB author/illustrat...As an artist stepping onto the PB author/illustrator's diving board, I am very grateful for this post! bDo you have a blog of your own Emmeline? Julie Rowan-Zochhttp://julierowanzoch.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-48367431658650874482012-08-28T17:03:22.956+01:002012-08-28T17:03:22.956+01:00I'm in awe of your pluck & talent - to div...I'm in awe of your pluck & talent - to dive right into the self-employment after uni & so successfully, too. An inspiration to us all! I look forward to enjoying more of your gorgeous illustrations.ptnozellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17041703845679744827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-63065743802558278932012-08-28T15:02:51.605+01:002012-08-28T15:02:51.605+01:00Excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Since I...Excellent. I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Since I'm not an illustrator, it is very interesting to hear about your process. I am wowed by your talent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-65326716932960144092012-08-28T11:45:04.053+01:002012-08-28T11:45:04.053+01:00Thank you for this fabulous glimpse into the world...Thank you for this fabulous glimpse into the world of illustration. As an author, it's something I know far less about than I'd like to. Your art is absolutely beautiful!Susanna Leonard Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17655630528649780363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-43776696667013890722012-08-28T09:49:06.501+01:002012-08-28T09:49:06.501+01:00Not in the UK, where 'dived' is correct an...Not in the UK, where 'dived' is correct and 'dove' is not in use. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-28878080112551272502012-08-27T22:35:54.574+01:002012-08-27T22:35:54.574+01:00It should be "DOVE right into self-employment...It should be "DOVE right into self-employment", not "dived". Great post otherwise! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-34839477496626622692012-08-27T22:33:49.228+01:002012-08-27T22:33:49.228+01:00What an interesting post. Thanks for sharing your ...What an interesting post. Thanks for sharing your insight and enthusiasm, Emmeline. I'm staggered anybody would think that professional illustration is 'trivial' or easy. I'd love to have the talent and I shall look out for your books. Paeony Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129555451791248798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-2442484611434725212012-08-27T19:40:50.657+01:002012-08-27T19:40:50.657+01:00Thanks Emmeline. I really enjoyed your post,and wh...Thanks Emmeline. I really enjoyed your post,and when I got to the bottom I was delighted to see Sylvester and the new Year, which I adapted for the publisher from the original old story. I'm really looking forward to seeing it. Your post will be a great help to everyone thinking about illustrating. Moira Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17355420549929911500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-6731132288353252402012-08-27T18:05:27.061+01:002012-08-27T18:05:27.061+01:00Well said, Emmeline. Great to hear it from an ill...Well said, Emmeline. Great to hear it from an illustrator's point of view.<br />It must be so frustrating when you've created something beautiful and they tell you to do it differently. And it's a shame there's so much pressure to work fast. <br />Love the illustration of the hug in the woods in the snow! malachy doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428551785118345251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758609568631190155.post-37012566057239947882012-08-27T07:56:07.711+01:002012-08-27T07:56:07.711+01:00Thanks so much for this post Emmeline. It's so...Thanks so much for this post Emmeline. It's so helpful to read about things from the illustrator's perspective. Your drawings are beautiful and have such a graceful quality to them. My favourite is the girl with the red umbrella.Abie Longstaffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14682225221860351795noreply@blogger.com