Do you want to illustrate books? But you can not draw to save your life?

Thanks to Travis Jonker of for the head’s up on this fascinating video! It’s awesome!
I was so surprised when Hanoch Piven said he couldn’t draw, so it’s a great lesson on how to illustrate children’s books when you can’t even draw! And I get that question a lot!

If you’re an illustrator, use this video interview method. Have a friend interview you, and do inter-cuts to your work. For writers, talk about how you visualize scenes, and intend of showing your art as an illustrator would. You can find video clips in places like istockphoto.com and they have free weekly clips. Plus, if you open a new account with that link, you will earn 10 free credits, because it’s an affiliate link! (Make sure to read the fine print because you need to use them within a certain amount of time.)