The document discusses the pros and cons of hand drawing illustrations versus using Photoshop. Hand drawing allows for more original style but is very time consuming. Photoshop drawings are simpler and bolder, making them better suited to capturing children's attention in a book. For the final illustrations, the author plans to use a graphics tablet in Photoshop to apply detail while avoiding solid fills.

1. Illustration planning

7. Hand drawn
• The drawings I have done so far are all hand drawn, and I started to
attempt colouring them in hand drawn also. I also drew some outlines to
then put onto photoshop and colour in using the brush tool. Personally, I
think I prefer a hand drawn outlook on my illustrations as it brings my own
style and originality through. However the practicality of it is that it would
be very time consuming and I would have to be very accurate with my
drawings, paying attention to detail and making sure the brush strokes
weren’t messy. This would be quite tricky as I will have a lot of artwork to
approach. I do however like the hand drawn work more as I like the dainty,
authentic look. If I do design my illustrations hand drawn, I think it could
partially be a waste of time and effort as children have a short attention
span and wont actually look at the drawings in detail, they will be more
focused on colour and the settings.

8. Photoshop drawings
• When it comes to the drawings I edited on Photoshop, I think they are
quite cartoon like and maybe more suitable to a children's book, as this
appeals to children more. The hand drawn approach is more sophisticated
which I like a lot, however children are more drawn to bold colors and
straight outlines as it is a lot more simplistic looking and I’d say it grabs
their attention a lot quicker. This technique also will be a lot more suited to
my time limit on what I can create with the weeks I will have for
production. When it comes to making my final products, I will use a
graphics tablet instead of the brush tool on Photoshop as it will create
better brush strokes and I can apply more detail like when I hand draw
rather than solid fills as that’s what I want to try avoid with my illustrations.
However with my backgrounds, I might use some solid fills with hand
drawn details.