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Discussing illustration
Fiona talks about her approach to illustrating children's books.
  1. Discussing illustration
    03:51
    Discussing illustration
  2. Introduction
    04:05
    Introduction
  3. Genre
    08:41
    Genre
  4. The World
    05:53
    The World
  5. Drawing out the secret character
    05:00
    Drawing out the secret character
  6. Character and story
    08:16
    Character and story
  7. Stuff
    07:22
    Stuff
  8. Obstacles
    04:05
    Obstacles
  9. Choices
    10:01
    Choices
  10. Summary
    01:58
    Summary
  11. Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
    08:22
    Inspirations and Escaped Terrapin
  12. Themes of The Infinite
    01:29
    Themes of The Infinite
  13. Stories and puzzles
    01:34
    Stories and puzzles
  14. Being Children’s Laureate
    05:08
    Being Children’s Laureate
  15. Inspired by travelling
    14:41
    Inspired by travelling
  16. Comics
    04:26
    Comics
  17. Books and confidence
    01:08
    Books and confidence
  18. The importance of libraries
    08:10
    The importance of libraries
  19. Cracking questions
    02:08
    Cracking questions
  20. A first science fiction novel
    00:44
    A first science fiction novel
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