What Is an Illustrator?

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Explore the Magic of Illustrating!

• Did you know that some people have a really fun job where they get to draw pictures for books?

These special people are called illustrators!

They create the amazing pictures in picture books. Without illustrators, the stories would be missing all their colorful and exciting pictures!

• So, how do illustrators know what to draw?

It all starts with a story written by an author.

Authors are the people who write books. They create the story and the characters, but they don't draw the pictures. That's where illustrators come in!

Illustrators read the story carefully and then draw pictures for each part, making sure their pictures match what the author wrote.

For example, if the story says a character has blue eyes, the illustrator has to draw the character with blue eyes. This helps make sure that the story and the pictures match perfectly so readers don't get confused.

Illustrators can use all kinds of tools to create their pictures. Some use pencils and markers, some use paints, and some even draw on the computer!

• Are you ready to meet an illustrator?

Watch the video below.

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• Are you ready to become an illustrator too?

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