Now that we’ve seen the work of American illustrator Sterling Hundley, let’s look at two of the most popular and successful international children’s book authors: from Italy we have Alessandra Cimatoribus, and from France, Rebecca Dautremer.
Cimatoribus is known for her unique simplification of shapes to describe forms, and of her limited palettes. Take a look- she often uses only a pair of compliments and white to create an entire range of hue, value, and intensity. Pretty awesome.
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And now Rebecca Dautremer. She is, hands down, my favorite contemporary children’s book artist. She’s the best. Character. Composition. Color. I have no words. See for yourself:
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I like both of these children book illustrators, they definitely know how to use color and how to simplify shapes. I feel simplicity is probably best for a children's book because younger minds probably have an easier time grasping it. And even though the shapes are simple, there is still a lot of composition going on in each picture, which makes them interesting; causing me to spend more time looking at them.
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