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Our free webinars are always super popular – so many of you tell us that they're a really helpful resource for you as emerging illustrators. So, we wanted to hear your requests for topics for the ones we'll be running this year! Post what you'd like to learn down below ☺️
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Congratulations to Rachel Bevan Baker, the second awarded runner-up in our ‘What’s Inside?’ competition! Our judges loves the storytelling here, and the creative reveal in the second panel - as well as the lovely use of detail and colour! Well done Rachel.
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A huge well done to Eleanor Lavender, whose illustration pair ‘Squirrel’s Surprise’ was selected as one of the awarded runners-up in our ‘What’s Inside?’ illustration competition! Our judges loved the expressive face and body language here, emotion just bursts from the page!
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Huge congratulations to Jacqui Mulvagh, unanimous winner of our ‘What’s Inside?’ competition! 🏆 Our judges were drawn in by the storytelling and sense of surprise created here, and loved the fantastic use of body language. Great detail and craftsmanship. Runners-up to come!
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Step into a world of wonder! 💫 Our new #StorybookWay exhibition in partnership with @picturehooks is open, featuring enchanting artwork by @amysteele and a breathtaking mural by #EilidhMuldoon. Visit the Tonic Gallery at the RHCYP and DCN at Little France. #TonicArts
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#StorybookWay has arrived at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in #Edinburgh! Thank you @nhslothcharity for this amazing collaboration feat. artwork by @amysteele and mural by #EilidhMuldoon. (1/4)
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out-of-this-world shops and locations created by illustrator Amy Steele, set in a striking mural by illustrator Eilidh Muldoon. These imaginative scenes were inspired in part by the wonderful creative ideas of young people staying in the hospital. (3/4)
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Available to see until April 2025, we hope Storybook Way brings the joy of illustration to patients, staff and visitors at the hospital. Thank you #TonicArts, Eilidh, Amy and @NHS_Lothian for this wonderful collaboration! (4/4)
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Less than a month to get your entries in for 'What's Inside?'!
We’re so excited to announce our next illustration competition on the theme ‘What’s inside?” AND companion webinar with Creative Director Tiffany Leeson! 📷 (1/3)
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Check out this fab event tomorrow evening at @Waterstones_Edi, featuring Joseph Coelho and @ABagForKatie in conversation with @fivekingdoms!
Join former Waterstones Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, and writer and illustrator Kate Milner on Wednesday 23rd October at 6pm as they chat to Vivian French about their playful and moving tale of self-discovery, The Boy Lost in the Maze. Book here: waterstones.com/events/an-ev…
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We’re so excited to announce our next illustration competition on the theme ‘What’s inside?” AND companion webinar with Creative Director Tiffany Leeson! 📷 (1/3)
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We invite you to submit two pictures of an original character before and after opening a parcel, expressing their experience through physicality and facial expressions. Cash prizes (£500/£250/£250), free to enter. Full info and how to apply: picturehooks.org.uk/whats-in… (2/3)

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PLUS free webinar with Creative Director Tiffany Leeson on 4 November 2024 at 7pm UK time! Tiffany has overseen creative teams at the UK’s top publishers and will help demystify 'body language' for children’s book illustrators. Email info@picturehooks.org.uk to sign up! (3/3)
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Calling all emerging children’s book illustrators!📕🎨 Our mentoring programme will give your craft a final polish and help you launch your career as a fully-fledged children’s book illustrator. (1/3)
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🎨 Calling all Black-British illustrators! 🎨Join us and our Illustrator in Residence @cabbicharles on Thursday 10 October at 7pm for a FREE online workshop! Learn how to craft emotive characters for children's books and connect with fellow creatives 👉🏿 bit.ly/CabbiEvent
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#NewIllustrationoftheDay by Polish artist Robert Czajka. Light-hearted graphics with a retro look, primary colours and absorbing detail, from Earthlings: Alien Insights into Earth’s Secrets by Ewa Solarz. Out from ⁦@BigPicturePress⁩ on 10 Oct. ⁦⁩⁦@RobertCzajka
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Fantastic opportunity for new children's book illustrators with @PictureHooks! Check out the thread below for all the details and get your application in by 28 October!
Calling all emerging children’s book illustrators!📕🎨 Our mentoring programme will give your craft a final polish and help you launch your career as a fully-fledged children’s book illustrator. (1/3)
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Applications now open for the @PictureHooks Mentoring Programme! Hone your craft alongside established illustrators, attend masterclasses, meet publishers, & take part in a touring exhibition. 📅 Deadline: midnight, Mon 28 Oct 🎟 £15 entry fee Apply: picturehooks.org.uk/mentorin…

Calling all emerging children’s book illustrators!📕🎨 Our mentoring programme will give your craft a final polish and help you launch your career as a fully-fledged children’s book illustrator. (1/3)
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Calling all emerging children’s book illustrators!📕🎨 Our mentoring programme will give your craft a final polish and help you launch your career as a fully-fledged children’s book illustrator. (1/3)
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Paired with an established professional illustrator over nine months, you will develop specific pieces of work, attend masterclasses and meet publishers, finishing with an exhibition to showcase your illustration work. (2/3)
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