Artist Talk with Erin McGill: Making a Picture Book: From Idea to Illustration

Join illustrator, author, and Art Center faculty Erin McGill to learn about the dynamic process of creating a picture book.

Erin McGill is the author and illustrator of over five children’s books as well as an inspiring teaching artist for children and adults. Her work draws viewers in with texture, pattern, and collage and she encourages students of all ages to get their hands dirty with the creative process.

Erin will discuss the relationship between words and illustrations, how to develop characters both visually and textually, and how she transforms her sketches into a polished final piece. If you’re curious about illustration, publishing, or the relationship between images and ideas, this is the talk for you.

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This program is part of the Gilda and Henry Block School of the Arts.

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Instructor

Erin McGill

Erin McGill was born and raised in New York. She received a BFA in Illustration from Pratt Institute, where she discovered her love for patterns and textures. Since 2004 she has had a small craft business creating wearable art, toys, cards and decorative whimsical art based on her drawings. She is the author and illustrator of picture books including: I Do Not Like Al’s Hat, Matchy Matchy, If You Want A Friend In Washington and others. Since 2019 she has been teaching both children and adults various arts and crafts classes. In her free time she enjoys garde ...