Then, I will think about it during the day. For example, I may see kids running for an ice-cream truck, and I wonder what would happen if, when they reached the truck, it was full of vegetables. “A surprising thing that helps me work is…”Ī surprising thing that helps me work is that I almost never sit down in front of a blank piece of paper or a blank computer screen without already having an idea of what I would like to do. with Jerry CraftĪs part of our Virtual Book Tour, TeachingBooks asks authors and illustrators to complete short sentence prompts. Just think about the details that make this character represent you-anything from a book, to sports equipment, to a video game controller.įinish This Sentence. It does not have to be fancy you can use basic shapes, or even stick figures if you want. My invitation to you is to draw a picture of yourself.
And he is always carrying his backpack, which contains his sketchbook. Then I added a few extras, such as his favorite article of clothing (his hoodie). For example, when I created Jordan Banks for New Kid, I wanted his hair to be a certain way, his skin tone, even the fact that he is smaller than most of the kids in his class. When I create characters for my books, I like to show enough details so that you can get a sense of who they are just by looking at them. Enjoy the following activity contributed by Jerry Craft.
TeachingBooks asks each author or illustrator on our Virtual Book Tour to share a writing prompt, a drawing exercise, or just an interesting question to spark curiosity and creativity.
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