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JOURNAL OF A PICTUREBOOK ILLUSTRATOR


AMAZING CHILDREN'S BOOKS AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS TO KNOW
Hello again! I'd love to share with you some amazing documentaries and videos about great children's books authors and illustrators that inspires me: THE GOLDEN AGE OF ILLUSTRATION: JOHN BAUER: TOVE JANSSON: BEATRIX POTTER: EDWARD GOREY: FELIX LORIOUX MARGARET TARRANT: JESSIE WILLCOX SMITH: Hope they inspire you too. Love, Robbie.
Robbie Gonçalves
Oct 23, 20251 min read


COMPOSITION: How it changed my art
“I don’t think this art is bad, but it could be better.” - Rogério Coelho (Mentor) With this comment he showed me that I HAD to study more the basics of COMPOSITION. And that was the best thing I ever did after years of drawing blindly with just “feelings”. A few months ago I went to a mentorship with one of the greatest Brazilian authors and Illustrators: Rogério Coelho . He is the magical mind behind the book " The Dream Boat ", " You Be You " (with Richard Brehm), the gr
Robbie Gonçalves
Oct 15, 20255 min read


My 10 years with Watercolors
How it all started... Watercolor painting has always been a great mystery to me. I observed watercolorists, their works, and how magical...
Robbie Gonçalves
Sep 23, 20253 min read
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