Masterclass with Owen Davey - The World of Picture Books (Recording)
You will get a link to the recording in the PDF ready to download when you’ve made the payment.
Mimi is very excited to bring you the recording of this exclusive Masterclass with Owen Davey. During this Masterclass, we dove into the magical world of non-fiction Picture books. Have you ever wondered what goes into making a picture book? Have you ever perused one of Owen’s picture books and thought to yourself “Wow how is this both informative AND beautiful”? Have you ever wanted to create your own non-fiction picture book? Then this Masterclass is for you!
This two hour Masterclass was a joyful conversation between our host Melanie and Owen, who shared his experience creating super successful picture books, from figuring out the skills needed, the connections and the structure to all the tips and tricks when it comes to writing, illustrating and publishing. We also answered the guests questions alongside, which made for a really fun and interactive time!
What we covered with Owen:
Why, What, Who
•Creativity & inspiration
•Skills needed
•The different types of picture books
•Why write a picture book?
•Who are your writing it for?
•Do you need connections in the industry?
Researching & Writing
•Finding a theme
•Doing your research
•How does the book share the information?
•Creating a structure
•Coming up with the contents page
•Editing
Illustrating & Designing
•Sketching process
•Illustrating tips and tricks
•Editing
•Designing
•Putting the final touches
•Failures & lessons learnt along the way
Publishing
•Building a dummy book
•Self publishing
•Contacting publishers