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Storyboard a Mini Picture Book

Online workshop for adults
15 October 2022
13:00 – 17:00

*SOLD OUT* If you’d like to hear when we next run this course, please email learning@qbcentre.org.uk or sign up to our mailing list.

Learn how to use layouts and pace to create a compelling story in this one-day online workshop.

With expert guidance from award-winning author-illustrator Claire Alexander, you will learn how to tell a simple story with dynamic images and layouts. You will learn about pace, building drama and which points in a story to illustrate. By the end of the workshop, you will have created a 16-page thumbnail storyboard that can be made into a dummy picture book.

Illustration of brown bear in grass.
Sketches of bears

This workshop is recommended for people with some experience of drawing. Our small class size of no more than 16 students will ensure that you receive personalised feedback and group support in a relaxed and friendly learning environment.

About Claire

Claire Alexander  is an award-winning author and illustrator with more than 15 years’ experience creating picture books and teaching. Her recent books include The Think-Ups! and the third book in the ‘Ploofer’ series A Little Bit of Respect. Recent collaborations include illustrations for Emma Perry’s Puddling, and Sean Taylor’s Humperdink Our Elephant Friend and The Snowbear.

Illustration of a child looking through a window to a snowy day.