Picture books are beautiful and people think that it is very easy to depict the pictures. They appear to be very less worded and simple to express. Some may even think everyone can do it. In reality, picture books are difficult to depict and express. While saying this, it does not mean that no one can create a picture book. Instead, say that it is difficult to get an absolute picture book with good stories and illustrations. It is an uphill task. Only those who are deft can create elegant picture books. In other words, many attributes and factors contribute to an effective illustration.
Picture books usually have a minimum of 30 pages, in which 28 pages have the main content and illustrations. All the 28 pages and the cover have colorful illustrations on either side. These books are created aiming small children, especially, children between 3 and 8 years old. However, some old and young people also like illustrated picture books. The illustrations and stories in a picture book is chosen according to the gravity of the readers. Therefore, the complexity of illustrations in a picture book changes with the age of the people for whom the book is published.
The picture books contain both stories and pictures. It should contain all the elements required for a good picture illustration book. The characters in the story should be well depicted and should have the appearance according to the explanation. This will make the illustrations attractive. When illustrations are good books will be enjoyable. Hence, good illustrations are necessary for quality picture-illustration-books.
The illustrations in a picture book should not have any conflict with the story and the characters explained in a picture book. An apt picture book illustration can make picture books attractive. People will be interested to buy the picture book if the illustrations are graceful. In other words, perfect depiction of illustrations is must for making a picture book.
In a picture book, illustrations are generally descriptive than the written documents. It depicts some extra expressions on faces and environments. This makes the picture book more expressive. Hence, while designing an illustration one needs to have thorough knowledge about the environments and different moods of the people to depict it exactly. The illustrations should bring out the exact expressions according to the contexts. Illustrations should be cognitive. It should inspire as well as emote. The ideal illustrations in a picture book are drawn after a thorough study. All illustrations have explicit ideas. The idea conveyed through illustrations should align to the message that an author wants to share through his book. This makes an illustration ideal.
Picture book illustrations are creative with cutting-edge appearance and style. Children and old alike love these books. Many of the picture books are sold in international metros. However, it has good recognition in villages too. Many publishing firms are seriously working on this kind of illustration books. This is because of the increase in demand of illustrations. For this reason, we can say that picture book illustrations are important and lucrative.
