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Cambridge School of Art Picturebook Summer School

July 29- Aug 2, 2024- SOLD OUT

Take five days to learn about the process of illustrating a picturebook with a team of specialists from the MA Children's Book Illustration course from Cambridge School of Art.

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Our friendly and experienced staff will take you through the stages of making a picturebook, step-by-step, so that you gain an understanding of pacing, storytelling, text and image relationships, characterisation and more.

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Whether you're a novice or have some experience of illustration, come and join us in our beautiful studios for an intense week of drawing, learning, planning and sharing with like-minded people.

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Picturebook Retreat in ROME

May 17-22, 2024- SOLD OUT

Join Birgitta Sif in the heart of Rome in a picture book making retreat.

 

We’ll sketch in the beautiful Roman piazzas and make picture books on the roof-top terrace!

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You’ll storyboard your picturebook and dig deep into how to:

  • structure your plot and develop your characters,

  • bring your story to life through text and image, 

  • illustrate impactful book covers,

  • build up and strengthen your storytelling skills.

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Birgitta will support and inspire you on developing your very own picturebook! Come on board and meet like-minded creatives,  spending a week at a rooftop studio in Rome, exploring the secrets of children’s book magic AND getting your dummy book finished.

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Introducing Inky Larks Retreats where you find artistic inspiration, gentle accountability, and get your story one step closer to being pitched to agents and publishers. 

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Picturebook Retreat in ROME

March 26-31, 2023- SOLD OUT

Join Birgitta Sif in the heart of Rome in a picture book making retreat.

 

We’ll sketch in the beautiful Roman piazzas and make picture books on the roof-top terrace!

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You’ll storyboard your picturebook and dig deep into how to:

  • structure your plot and develop your characters,

  • bring your story to life through text and image, 

  • illustrate impactful book covers,

  • build up and strengthen your storytelling skills.

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Birgitta will support and inspire you on developing your very own picturebook! Come on board and meet like-minded creatives,  spending a week at a rooftop studio in Rome, exploring the secrets of children’s book magic AND getting your dummy book finished.

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Introducing Inky Larks Retreats where you find artistic inspiration, gentle accountability, and get your story one step closer to being pitched to agents and publishers. 

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