AN OVERVIEW
The next six weeks will include offerings from the faculty and PAL speakers who were to present at our in-person conference in Birmingham. Illustrator’s Day will still include some of the same key features we always look forward to: Art Director, Illustrator and Agent presentations, the Mentorship Review and the Quick Fire Portfolio Review. We hope you will attend any and all of these at our online pricing. If you had your heart set on a critique with Saho Fujii you are in luck! She has opened her schedule for one-on-one portfolio critiques. Here’s how you can join us online for Illustrator’s Day 2.0.
Illustrator’s Sessions
There are many great sessions you can join in a la carte throughout the next 6 weeks. Please don’t feel limited to just illustrator’s sessions. But if you are an illustrator and that is your focus, I’ve put the sessions and dates that may be of interest to you below:
But first, how do I register for the sessions? Click on the registration page HERE!
The Illustration Mentorship Review and Cover Art Session
March 28th, 9 am - 11am
Saho Fujii, Art Director for Little Brown Books for Young Readers (https://www.lbyr.com/) met with the participants of the mentorship program to develop Book Covers based on classic fables. The Mentees have done a fabulous job at bringing the work from concept, sketch and final art. Saho will provide an online review of the final art LIVE on March 28th at 10am! This session will be valuable to anyone who is interested in children’s book illustration. The live feedback will let you see the process and the final art through the eyes of an art director. We suggest participating in the Cover Art session on March 28th at 9 am to receive the full benefit.
Here’s what you will learn:
● Understand the process of developing a concept based on text
● Sketch development process
● Book cover layout
● Usage of Text in the Art
● Usage of color in final design
● Communication with art directors
● Rendering and delivering final art
Informal Group Portfolio Critiques
April 3rd, 7pm (Submit by April 2nd) - open to first 10 to sign up
The Informal Group Portfolio Critiques are a free option to be reviewed by your peers. You will need to submit a pdf with a maximum of 10 single page images of your strongest illustrations for review. The Zoom will be moderated by an SCBWI volunteer, but you will receive valuable feedback from the group.
Want to submit for the Informal Portfolio Critique?
Informal Portfolio Critique Participants
Please send 1 pdf with up to 10 images (one image per page) for your portfolio review for the onscreen peer review to southern-breeze-ic@scbwi.org with the subject line: 2020 Informal Portfolio Critique.
Quick Fire Portfolio Review
April 6th, 7pm (Submit by April 2nd) - open to first 10 to sign up
The Quick Fire Portfolio review is a fabulous opportunity to have you work viewed by the conference faculty at an affordable price. You will need to submit a pdf with a maximum of 10 single page images of your strongest illustrations for review. The faculty members will spend time with your submitted pdf and provide quick feedback (typically 2-minutes) on the work.
Here’s what you will learn:
● What is working and not working in your portfolio presentation
● Real-time feedback from industry professionals
● Participants and viewers will learn what catches the eye of an agent and art director - present your strongest work and catch their attention fast!
Want to submit for the Quick Fire Portfolio Review?
Quick Fire Portfolio Review Participants
Please send 1 pdf with up to 10 images (one image per page) for your portfolio review for the onscreen faculty review to southern-breeze-ic@scbwi.org with the subject line: 2020 Quick Fire Portfolio Review
One-on-One Critiques with Saho Fujii
April 18th (submit by April 15th)
Do you need more than a quick portfolio review? Do you need advice on your illustration career? Saho Fujii has opened a few more slots for her one-on-one critiques. Sign up and submit your portfolio for review.
One-on-One Critiques with Saho Fujii Consultations
via Zoom on April 18th.
Your consultation time will be emailed to you. Please create a single pdf with up to 10 images (one on each page) and email it to for review to southern-breeze-ic@scbwi.org using the subject line: WIK20 Portfolio Critique – Saho Fujii.
Online Conferencing through Zoom
New to Zoom? Registration & Confirmation
All presentations and critiques will be conducted on the Zoom platform, an easy and accessible means of video communication. New to Zoom? Here’s how we can help:
● A link to Zoom training will be provided when you receive registration confirmation for any session.
● Zoom meeting reminders will be sent when you sign up
● Zoom Room access opens ten minutes before the session starts so you can ask your moderator questions. We’ll make sure you’re ready to Zoom!
Most of our sessions, though big on information, are small on price! We’ll even have a few “freebies” on Fridays—but you must register, even if you’re attending only the free events/sessions. That’s how you’ll get the email with the Zoom link.
Recorded Sessions are Available for 7 Days only!
Sessions will be presented live and in real-time! Each session will be recorded and available for viewing within a couple hours. They will only be accessible for 7 days from the live date. If you can’t make the live presentation, watch whenever you want (during the time period that it’s available).
Glitches could happen. Please be patient as we all navigate this new territory. If we need to reschedule an event, we will do so and notify you of the rescheduled date. If we need to cancel the session, you will receive a refund. (Be aware of the schedule...this does not apply if you don’t watch the session in the 7 day watch period)
Register Soon!
Our Zoom account allows a limited number of attendees, so please don’t delay your registration. We are sorry we won’t be able to be with you in person, but we are grateful for the community of children’s book creators we have built over the years in SCBWI Southern Breeze. The in-person connections cannot be replaced, but for now, technology will keep us stitched together and moving forward as we create books for the next generation. So keep creating and join us for the sessions of your choice at Illustrator's Day and wik’20 2.0 online!
