Virtual Illustrator Intensive with Mallory Grigg, Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group January 20, 2024 9:00 AM - Noon (PT)
Jan 20, 2024
Online event
The Art and Architecture of a Picture Book In this session, illustrators will explore the physical construction of a narrative, how an art director thinks about a picture book, and how visuals can affect the way we tell a story. We'll cover flow & pacing, perspective, character development, frequent pitfalls—and how to avoid them. We'll also talk about what illustrators need to keep in mind when they're working through all the different stages of developing a picture book. Illustrators should have drawing materials close by—there will be a few hands-on exercises during the class. (And doodling is always encouraged!) There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the session.
Virtual Illustrator Intensive with Mallory Grigg, Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Mallory Grigg, Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Mallory is a Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group where she's had the pleasure of working on Mike Curato's graphic novel, Flamer, Katy Rose Pool's Age of Darkness series, and Karamo Brown's I Am Perfectly Designed. She's also worked on a number of NYTimes bestsellers, including Natalie Portman's Fables and Emmanuel Acho's Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy. Previously, Mallory has worked at Penguin Random House, Simon & Schuster, HMH, Alloy Entertainment, and Cider Mill Press, and has lectured at SCBWI, CBIG, the Highlights Foundation, and universities across the country. A sixth-generation Texan who's forsaken the motherland to live in Brooklyn, NY, she loves making art, cooking and baking, writing, and playing fetch with her rescue pup, Birdie. Mallory uses she/her/hers pronouns.