Children's illustration, skills, and tools – with Jess Jardim-Wedepohl

Since 2014, children’s book publisher Book Dash has printed over a million free books for children, including tens of thousands illustrated by Jess Jardim-Wedepohl – which makes her one of the most widely distributed children’s book illustrators in the country. Jess makes the monumental task of illustrating an entire book in a day seem perfectly normal. In this episode, Arthur and Jess talk about Book Dash, how she approaches book design and illustration, what it’s like to work under pressure, and what she reckons are important skills for young designers and illustrators who want to make books.

Links from the show:

Jess Jardim-Wedepohl’s websiteBook DashJess’s books on Book DashSnapplify classics coversKrita open source painting programGimp image editorProcreate illustration app for iPadBlender 3D creation software