{"id":2631,"date":"2013-05-04T10:25:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T15:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/?p=2631"},"modified":"2016-05-06T14:15:14","modified_gmt":"2016-05-06T19:15:14","slug":"25-kidlit-portfolio-prompts-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendymartinillustration.com\/wordpress\/25-kidlit-portfolio-prompts-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"25 Kidlit Portfolio Prompts of Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

One question new and aspiring illustrators often ask me is “What should I put in my portfolio.” Another is “Is my portfolio good for kidlit?” Many need suggestions or portfolio prompts of children to get a handle on filling in their web sites.<\/p>\n

In order to illustrate for children, one has to be able to draw children. Children moving, with a variety of facial expressions. Children alone doing something, or in a group interacting with each other, or with an adult engaged in appropriate activities. Children or different genders, abilities, ages and ethnicity is also important. Day-to-day activities as well as flights of fancy. All images in a children’s illustration portfolio should show a snippet of a story, like a snap shot in a timeline.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of portfolio prompts of children, in no particular order, to help you get started.<\/h3>\n
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  1. Brother and sister visiting a farm at the pig pen<\/li>\n
  2. Daring child at a skate board park<\/li>\n
  3. Play date at the local park<\/li>\n
  4. Halloween trick or treating<\/li>\n
  5. Learning to ride a bike<\/li>\n
  6. Sleep-over party<\/li>\n
  7. Sneaking the frosting off a cake<\/li>\n
  8. Waving goodbye to a favorite playmate who’s moving far away<\/li>\n
  9. Taking a test at school<\/li>\n
  10. Hunting for worms<\/li>\n
  11. Sick in bed<\/li>\n
  12. Climbing a tree<\/li>\n
  13. Dancing in the rain<\/li>\n
  14. Birthday party<\/li>\n
  15. Playing hopscotch<\/li>\n
  16. Climbing on counter to steal cookies from the cookie jar<\/li>\n
  17. Best friends<\/li>\n
  18. Ballet classes<\/li>\n
  19. Favorite stuffed animal toy<\/li>\n
  20. In the woods with Daddy<\/li>\n
  21. Little red wagon with big sister<\/li>\n
  22. Kite flying contest<\/li>\n
  23. Mean kid at school<\/li>\n
  24. Karate class<\/li>\n
  25. Playing super heroes<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Can you think of any additional portfolio prompts for kids in action? I’ll add them to the list.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    One question new and aspiring illustrators often ask me is “What should I put in my portfolio.” Another is “Is my portfolio good for kidlit?” Many need suggestions or portfolio prompts of children to get a handle on filling in their web sites. 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