Continuation of Making Belle, Belle Where are You?
Design and Illustration
For the children’s book, Belle, Belle, Where Are You? the project manager and I clarified the word contents, the custom art, the sound effects, and what elements of artwork was to be animated. After a couple of phone discussions, I signed an agreement. The illustrator, the project manager and I got to work on making Belle, Belle, Where are you? keeping Apple’s iBooks Author as the platform to be used. The project manager was the liaison between the illustrator and author/publisher. The company agreed that they would deliver the product in x days. They worked the deliverables in stages. We emailed many times if either party had a question. We communicated over Skype to hammer out confusing details.
Hand-drawn Sketches for making of Belle, Belle, Where Are You?
Once the illustrator completed the pencil sketch for the children’s book, the project manager would send me the draft. The hand-drawn illustration was the first deliverable. I reviewed the hand-drawn sketch (see below). If the art told the story I wanted, I kept it. If it didn’t, I requested to make changes. Note: as an author-publisher, you would want to be sure what you want before you submit your storybook to the illustrator. The pencil sketches take time and resources. Redoing can be time-consuming for both parties. You want to make this an enjoyable experience for you and the illustrative company. After all, this is a fun project. This is a story that you and the illustrator are working together on to bring it alive.
Drafting, “Belle, Belle, Where Are You?”