Picturebook Makers: Part 2

 
－眾星雲集－
加拿大：席尼．史密斯（Sydney Smith）　
德國：艾賽爾．薛弗勒（Axel Scheffler）
台灣：幾米（Jimmy Liao）
瑞典：安娜．霍格倫（Anna Höglund）
加拿大：卡森．艾利思（Carson Ellis）
祕魯：渡邊依莎（Issa Watanabe）
拉脫維亞：安娜德．梅樂希（Anete Melece）
葡萄牙：安德烈．萊特里亞（André Letria）
挪威：克莉絲汀．羅斯基夫特（Kristin Roskifte）
義大利：瓦勒里奧．維達利（Valerio Vidali）
法國：文森．皮安尼納（Vincent Pianina）
芬蘭：瑪麗卡．邁亞拉（Marika Maijala）
 
　　繪本的創作過程一點也不簡單，可說是一個漫長、複雜，而充滿謎團的過程。
 
　　《做繪本的人》第二彈介紹12位當代傑出繪本創作者，這些來自世界各地的創作者慷慨分享他們的創作過程、靈感、挑戰、懷疑、洞見，如同陳志勇在第一集所說：「創作過程中一個點子如何進化，就和其最終的創作成果一樣有趣。」
 
　　透過和創作者對話，不只能發現繪本最初的發想是如何以各式各樣的方式產生，也見證不同創作過程如何發展為最終作品，如同Meghan Cox Gurdon在《華盛頓郵報》中評論《做繪本的人》時寫道：「過程充滿懸疑，幸運的加持下，成果則如同魔法」。
 
　　本書揭露了繪本創作過程無盡的潛力，表彰來自世界傑出創作者的優秀成果，同時收錄了他們對繪本創作的極具啟發性的知識分享，對有志於從事繪本工作的人來說極有參考價值。

Following the success of part one, twelve more world-class picturebook makers share their processes, inspire us with stunning illustrations, and demonstrate the immense creative potential of this unique and dynamic art form.

Far from being simple, picturebook creation can be a complex, lengthy and enigmatic process.

Part two of the Picturebook Makers series once again gives voice to twelve much-loved contemporary picturebook artists. With great generously, the international creators share their processes, inspirations, challenges, doubts, insights, and show us that "the unseen evolution of an idea is as interesting as the final result", as observed by Shaun Tan in part one of this series.

The intimate talks with the creators allow us to not only discover the myriad of ways in which the initial idea for a picturebook can arise, but also the wildly different creative processes which inform the development of each work. As Meghan Cox Gurdon observes in her review of Picturebook Makers in The Wall Street Journal: “There’s mystery in the process and, with luck, magic in the outcome.”

The Picturebook Makers series reveals the picturebook’s immense creative potential, celebrates outstanding international picturebooks and their creators, and constitutes an inspiring collection of picturebook knowledge for anyone interested in this unique and dynamic art form.

Featuring Carson Ellis, Axel Scheffler, Anna Höglund, Sydney Smith, Kristin Roskifte, André Letria, Issa Watanabe, Valerio Vidali, Anete Melece, Vincent Pianina, Marika Maijala, and Jimmy Liao.

Sam McCullen studied illustration at Cambridge School of Art, and since graduating in 2005 has worked on a large variety of projects in the children’s book publishing industry. Sam is the co-founder and Managing Director of dPICTUS, a curated platform where international publishing professionals showcase outstanding picturebook projects, discover emerging talent, and make new industry connections. Sam also runs the Picturebook Makers online resource, where many the world’s finest picturebook makers talk about the creation of their books.