Developing an Interior Scene for Picture Books

In this lesson, instructor Larissa Marantz will teach you how to develop a scene into its final composition using your rough sketches. You will learn to use perspective to create the interior of a room. Larissa will demonstrate how to use references and layers to create a believable environment for your story.

This lesson belongs to the course Picture Book Illustration. In this 12-week course, instructor Larissa Marantz will introduce you to the world of picture books. You will learn how to create stories through drawing and writing. Larissa will walk you through every aspect of picture books, including character development, choosing stories, formatting a book, and finalizing full illustrations. She will also lecture on how to get your book professionally published. After this course, you will gain the skills to bring your imagination to life through picture book making.

Throughout this course, you’ll have access to the NMA community for feedback and critiques to improve your work as you progress.