Hello Art Friends! I'm Anoosha Syed, a professional children's book illustrator and today I'm going to go step-by-step in how I illustrated the cover of my author/illustrator debut THAT'S NOT MY NAME! I hope this video will be helpful for anyone curious about my process!

This book is a labor of love and a very personal story :)

✸PREORDER 'THAT'S NOT MY NAME' HERE: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...


I will be talking about the following:

00:00 - Intro
03:07 - The Plot
03:53 - How I Got the Job + The Publishing Process
11:31 - Character Design Stage
15:55 - Sketching + Brainstorming
23:52 - My Sketching Process (Timelapse)
29:14 - Color Exploration
34:11 - My Painting Process (Timelapse)
39:51 - Timeline + Schedule


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OTHER VIDEOS TO WATCH

○ Getting my Picturebook Deal -    • How I Got A Picture Book Deal! ✷ Gett...  
○ HOW I MAKE MY CHILDREN'S BOOKS! -    • ✸  HOW I MAKE MY CHILDREN'S BOOKS! ✸ ...  
○ Making a Picture Book from Start to Finish -    • Making a Picture Book from Start to F...  
○ illustrating a book cover on procreate -    • illustrating a book cover on procreate  
○ how i illustrate book covers (drawn on my ipad/procreate!) -    • ✸ how i illustrate book covers ✸ (dra...  


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CODES:

✷ Domestika Online Courses on illustration and picture book: hhttps://www.domestika.org/en/courses/...

✷FlexiSpot E1 Height Adjustable Standing Desk: Get $15 off coupon from my link: http://flexispot.refr.cc/anooshasyed

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LINKS

★ Patreon -   / anooshasyed  
★Twitter -   / foxville_art  
★Instagram -   / foxville_art  
★Portfolio - https://www.anooshasyed.com
★Shop - https://www.anooshasyed.com/shop

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MY GEAR

✷ Tablet - https://amzn.to/2Z20on3
✷ Tablet Stand - https://amzn.to/32UjVXB
✷ iPad Matte Screen Protector - https://amzn.to/3uGu7ic
✷ Ergonomic Apple Pencil Grip- https://amzn.to/3i8N3Uj
✷ Vlogging Camera - https://amzn.to/338DN9N
✷ Main Camera - https://amzn.to/34CQ8UM
✷ Standing Desk: https://bit.ly/3pe70da​

DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission. There is no additional charge to you!



All music is from Epidemic Sound