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书架：Instricle Allustrator基督教罗宾逊的萨克拉门托工作室

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04/04/19

拍摄者Michelle Drewes.

如果你回想一下小时候最喜欢的书，我敢打赌，首先映入你脑海的是图片，而不是文字。儿童书籍中的某些图像和插图风格成为了标志性的，我们不认为这是夸张的作品基督教罗宾逊在图标轨道上。年轻的插画家在他的腰带下有13本书，至少相同数量的奖项和荣誉，包括一对Coretta Scott King奖荣誉（最后一站式在市场街道上那《约瑟芬·贝克的辉煌人生），这纽约时报最佳说明的儿童书籍（狮子座：鬼故事),Caldecott荣誉。我们在母亲是透明的大粉丝，并在众多圆顶上包括他的书，包括2018年最佳儿童书籍那儿童黑历史书籍那漂亮的孩子们的书给礼物那鼓励同理心的书籍，还有很多。

所以，当基督徒同意向我们围绕他的晴朗，新装修的工作室展示时，位于他迷人的萨克拉门托之家后面，我们无法兴奋。他邀请我们在从全国巡回赛中回家后邀请我们促进他的最新书籍，其他- 首先他被认为是illustrator和作者。下面，基督徒得到了他的创作过程，他的成长过程，以及为什么这对他来说这对他的书籍很重要。点击查看整个旅游！

有关更多儿童书籍灵感，请查看我们之前的“书架”档案与作者和插画Jon Klassen.那余义莫拉尔斯，和Isabel Sanchez Vemara那

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: “橡树公园，萨克拉门托，加利福尼亚州。”

: “My workspace is the detached garage in my backyard that I recently converted into an art studio. I’m inspired by the skylights that bring in a ton of sunlight. The garage door was also cut in half and repurposed as two giant, swinging doors, which is a feature that I love."

: “我的主要工具是XACTO刀片，我的信任孔打孔器，画笔，胶带，诺里酱和温莎牛克丙烯酸涂料。”

Blick and my local art supply store, University Art."">: “我大部分都在bl和我当地的艺术供应商店，大学艺术。“

Another—and the first he both authored and illustrated. ">: 基督徒的新书,其他- 第一个撰写和说明的他。

: “My work consists of creating stuff at home in my studio, but also going out on the road and sharing the books I work on at libraries and schools and book festivals. When I’m not on the road, I spend most days working in my studio. I like to get an early start in the morning, but if there is a crazy deadline, I definitely pull an all nighter."

: “我尊重和欣赏孩子作为观众。孩子们在字面上是未来的，他们现在阅读的书籍将塑造他们作为成年人创造的世界。我觉得能够在一个职位创造这些书籍，这不是责任我轻轻地拿着。“

Up."">: “在大学之后，我用Pixar动画工作室确定了。虽然我在那里，其中一个制片人让我有机会说明基于电影的书向上。“

: “I like to do my research. I’d describe the start as cultivating curiosity for the characters and setting in the story. I go to the library and absorb all the visuals and facts that will influence and inspire the work. Next, I start sketching, sometimes rough concepts; other times, more polished work. I basically work on creating enough art to share my vision with the art director and editor. The next step is creating layout sketches—I like to use very small Post-its. These are great, because I can easily switch out sketches that aren’t working. Once the storyboards are approved by the editor and art director, I create images in Photoshop, tying down shapes and colors. Finally, I create the final final art using collage and acrylic paint."

: “As we get older, I think we feel the need to conform with what’s expected. We want to fit in. Kids, however, don’t yet have as many set ideas of how things are supposed to be and are more able to enjoy ideas and stories that are out-of-the-box and weird."

: “When I illustrate a story, I’m not necessarily trying to create something that kids will enjoy. I am creating something that would bring me joy in the process of making it. I am inspired by work that is simple and colorful, and I think that aesthetic lends itself well to children’s books."

Are You My Mother by P.D. Eastman, those Dinotopia books, and Possum Magic."">: “I sometimes feel like I’m being inauthentic whenever I’m answering this question. I can list a few books I remember flipping through as a child, but the truth is I struggled learning how to read and for the longest time had a very distant relationship with books, especially ones without pictures. A few books I do remember reading (or at least looking at) include你是我的母亲吗？警察，伊士曼Dinotopia.书籍和负魔法。“

: “十三！”

Another, is a wordless picture book about a girl who enters another world and meets another version of herself from a parallel universe."">: “我的新书,其他，是一个关于一个进入另一个世界的女孩并从一个平行宇宙中遇到另一个版本的女孩的无言的图片。“

Another popped into my head."">: “我觉得我们所有人都有一些故事，我们需要出去分享和表达。在说明其他人的书中，我觉得我在一堂课中，学习故事结构以及什么让图片书籍工作。我终于觉得我准备好在这个想法时讲述了自己的故事其他爆入我的脑袋里。“

: “孩子们看到自己反映在页面上是激励这个故事的火花。这种思想随之而来的是，如果一个孩子在一个故事中看到自己，那么他们从一些平行宇宙中的一个版本。作为一个孩子，我loved stories in which the main character goes on some magical adventure to a world where anything is possible. Oftentimes, those characters didn’t look like me or come from a community that reflected my own. I want kids today to have a different experience."

: “我觉得我倾向于被谈论允许父母和孩子处理我们共同生活的世界的非常诚实的真实主题的故事。孩子们住在我们住的同一个世界，我认为欣赏包括他们的故事in the conversation. Also, when illustrating, I enjoy the process, and I believe that same spirit of joy has a way of making its way into the work. It’s my hope that it brings a smile to the reader/viewer’s face."

: “一个微笑。同时，考虑到这是一本没有文字的书，我希望培养的读者在每次阅读时都能获得解开故事含义的信心，并利用自己的想象力发现新的东西。”

: “我和我的肠道一起选择会带给我快乐的故事来说明。我认为最强大的图形表演，而不是告诉。我被留下了让插画家的房间的故事成为讲故事过程的一部分。”

: “Make stuff. Share what you’re making. Make more stuff. Accept that you’re not going to get it right the first time around, or the second, or the third. It’s a skill you develop over time. Most importantly, make sure you are enjoying and having fun with what you’re doing."

Another, I have two books that I worked on coming out in Fall 2019. The first is Just In Case You Want to Fly, written by Julie Fogliano. I was also able to contribute, along with many other illustrators, to Sunny Day: A Celebration of Sesame Street, a picture book based on the Sesame Street theme song written by Joe Raposo."">: “后其他，我有两本书，我在2019年秋季开始了。第一个是以防万一你想飞行，由Julie Fogliano撰写。我也能够与许多其他插画者一起做出贡献阳光灿烂的日子：芝麻街的庆祝活动，一本基于Joe Raposo撰写的芝麻街主题歌曲的图画书。“

: 在基督徒的萨克拉门托之家内，他与他的男朋友，约翰，他们的四岁救援灵缇犬名为Baldwin，以及许多室内植物。

amazing house with great roommates."">: “我出生在洛杉矶，在韩国街区长大。我主要被我的祖母抚养了，他照顾我，我的兄弟，我的两个表兄弟和我的姨妈在一个小的一卧室公寓。毕业后来自Fairfax High，我在Calarts学习了动画。一旦大学结束，我曾在皮克斯拘留并搬到湾区，我已经做了大部分的书，遇到了我的男朋友John，并住在一个令人惊叹的房子室友很棒。“

: “I’ve been a parking attendant at the Hollywood Bowl. I worked at a Crocs kiosk at the Universal Studios Citywalk. I was a cart collector at an Ikea in Burbank. I did something called web merchandising at LeapFrog, a children’s learning toy company. Those jobs were all part of the journey, but being a children’s book author/illustrator has been the most rewarding and fun."

: “在旧金山七年后，我的男朋友约翰和我决定搬到加利福尼亚州的阳光萨克拉门托，在那里我能够购买我的第一家。我们在这里移动后，我的兄弟，他的妻子，他们的两个孩子搬到了from Los Angeles. I love having my family nearby! I also love Sacramento’s diversity, its friendly vibe, its proximity to Lake Tahoe and many rivers, and its farm fresh produce."

Mother, which has the most amazing vegetarian food. I also love watching films at the Tower Theatre, and of course getting ice cream at Gunther’s, which has been a Sacramento institution since 1940."">: “我最喜欢的萨克拉门托景点包括母亲，这是素食最神奇的食物。我也喜欢看电影塔剧院，当然还有冰淇淋阿甘的，自1940年以来一直是萨克拉门托机构。“

: “To be honest, I feel like sometimes I’m not able to get them out fast enough! I feel like I’ve hit the jackpot in getting to do what I love for a living. Of course, sometimes it can get overwhelming and feel like work, but it is also the thing that I’ve done my whole life to restore and center myself. Making stuff is fun and I have fun doing it"

: “完成在皮克斯的实习后，我尽我所能让在旧金山生活成为可能。这包括保姆，做一些叫做网络营销的事情，和孩子们一起做艺术工作坊。我也尽可能频繁地在博客上分享我的艺术作品。有一天，我收到了儿童图书代理史蒂文·马尔克(Steven Malk)的一封电子邮件，问我是否考虑过为儿童制作书籍。有他做我的经纪人改变了我的生活，让我能够做我喜欢的事业。”