Summer Workshop Program 2024
Our new Tiered Tuition System asks you to choose one of the following tuition levels:
$900 - Sustaining Level
$800 - Standard Level
$700 - Subsidized Level
$500 - Student/Teacher Level
Please reflect on your social and economic position before choosing a tuition level at checkout.
For more information on our new Tiered Tuition System, please click here.
In this workshop we will discuss the fundamentals of picture book illustration. We’ll talk about harnessing elements like composition, light, color, character design, and layout to elicit emotion and create a compelling visual narrative. We’ll also review the history of picture books, talk about how to do visual research, and practice making a book dummy. At the end of the week, I’ll share insider industry tips on pitching books and working with art directors and publishers. There will be hands-on exercises and critiques in class each day, as well as opportunities for portfolio reviews.
Optional: If you have a picture book manuscript you’d like to be reviewed, please send it to ssiegel@fawc.org by June 7.
Mike-Curato-Materials-List-SP24.docx.pdfBiography
Mike Curato is the author and illustrator of picture books including the award winning Little Elliot series and Where Is Bina Bear?, as well as Flamer, his debut young adult graphic novel, which was awarded the 2020 Lambda Literary Award and the 2021 Massachusetts Book Award. He also illustrated If I Were a Fish by Corook and Oliva Barton, What Are You? by Christian Trimmer, All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle, Worm Loves Worm by J.J. Austrian, The Power of One by Trudy Ludwig, and What If... by Samantha Berger. He lives in Northampton, MA.
