Introduction - Lesson 6: Creating a Picture Book in 7 Steps
Picture Book Production Guidelines - 11 Ways to Use This Book

At a glance - Full configuration 14

Step 1.
Picture Book Walk

View 18
Falling in love 28
Practical Assignment | Collect a List of Picture Books, 34 Subjects and Topics of Interest
Authors' Talk 1 | What Picture Books Do You Like? 36
Appendix | Stories from Experience 44

Step 2.
Planting an idea

Explore Ideas 48
Choosing a Material 56
Practical Assignment | Finding Materials and Topics, Creating a Story 66
Writers' Talk 2 | How do you develop an idea into a story? 70
Appendix | Story in Pictures 78

Step 3.
Sprouting a scene

Drawing a Scene Lightly 82
Drawing a Scene Meticulously 86
Hands-on Assignment | Exploring Materials 90
Artists' Dialogue 3 | How to Draw Well? 92
Appendix | Materials and Appraisals 98

Step 4.
Storytelling

Characters: The Role of the Protagonist 102
Background: Time and Space 114
Event: Characteristics of Picture Book Stories 120
Practical Assignments | Creating Characters, Organizing Background Information, and Reviewing the Story 128
Authors' Dialogue 4 | What are the roles of setting and characters in picture books? 130
Appendix | Background Story 136

Step 5.
Grasp the storyboard stem

Creating a Storyboard 140
Rhythm of Picture Books 146
Practical Assignment | Creating a Storyboard 150
Authors' Dialogue 5 | How to Determine the Length of a Picture Book? 152
Appendix | Using the Spreadsheet Configuration 156

Step 6.
Painting Blossoms

Sketching 161
Coloring 170
Practice Assignments | Basic Object Practice 174
Artists' Dialogue 6 | What materials should I use when drawing? 178
Appendix | Drawing Screens in Different Sizes 186

Step 7.
Bearing fruit

Cover Design 190
Printing and Production 196
Practical Assignment | Title Writing, Cover Design 202
Authors' Dialogue 7 | How to Ensure Effective Evaluation and Feedback? 204

Appendix | Various Cover Designs 214

Step 1.
Picture Book Walk

Let's look at the picture book first.
Picture books are storybooks composed of text and pictures, and come in a wide variety of formats.
There are also picture books without words, books with repetitive scenes, and books that are like comic books.
It is important to develop your own perspective and find your own taste by looking at various picture books yourself.
Let's look at picture books of various subjects and genres and analyze the pictures and stories.
And learn about the relationship between pictures and text, and how the two elements complement or contrast each other.
Based on this, you can design your own picture book.

Step 2.
Planting an idea

Next, we explore material for the story.
Ideas can come from many places: everyday life, movies, novels, memories, etc.
Anything can be a picture book idea, whether it's a social issue, an emotion, or a pun.
After trying several methods to find ideas and finding one that works for you and writing it down, choose one material and create a simple story.

Step 3.
Sprouting a scene

Pictures are a key element in picture books, and while there are 'picture books without words', there are no 'picture books without pictures'.
Pictures are an important visual element that conveys content.
To draw a picture, you can draw a scene to match the text, but conversely, a story can be born from a picture.
Here you will explore different methods, including pencil, colored pencil, oil pastel, and digital, and find your own way to draw.

Step 4.
Storytelling

‘Characters, background, and events’ are the main elements that make up a story.
In order for readers to become immersed in a picture book, the author must construct the story well.
To do this, it is important to understand the roles of the main elements that make up a story: ‘characters, background, and events.’
First, we examine the main character and the temporal and spatial background, compare the picture book story to the animation, and then develop the story with expert advice.

Step 5.
Grasp the storyboard stem

In this step, you will learn the role, considerations, and types of storyboards.
Storyboarding is the process of planning scenes, helping you visualize and understand the overall flow before you start drawing.
Use the thumbnail to make a rough sketch and estimate the position of the text.
After completing your storyboard, you should check the flow and rhythm and make sure your intention is well conveyed.

Step 6.
Painting Blossoms

The two elements that make up a picture are ‘shape’ and ‘color’.
Learn how to sketch and color to achieve both elements well.
There are many different painting styles, and it's important to find the materials and style that works for you.

Step 7.
Bearing fruit

The final step is to print and produce the book.
We'll give you tips for creating covers for physical books and a guide on what to consider when creating the actual text.
In particular, the cover is the first encounter with the reader, so the title and cover illustration should be able to attract the reader's attention.
You can come up with a title first and then draw the cover, or use an impressive scene from the inside as the cover.
After completing the cover design, it moves on to the printing and production stage, which has a major impact on the completeness of the picture book.

Includes practical assignments and conversations with authors!

In "7 Steps to Creating a Picture Book," you can think more deeply about your work by solving "Thinking" questions at the end of each step in the text, and you can also develop your work through practical assignment worksheets for each step.

The authors' dialogue chapter contains stories that authors Yoon Na-ra and Lee Seo-yeon, who co-wrote this book, have pondered while working on the picture book.
Hear the honest voices of picture book authors as they share their moments of inspiration, the challenges and joys they experience while actually working, and join them in the world of picture book creation!