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John Manders Illustration
Illustrator and Author
Caricatures- Weddings / Proms
Comic Strips
Author of Children's Books - for sale
School Assembly Visits
Drawing Demonstrations
412-400-8231
Caricatures- Weddings / Proms
Comic Strips
Author of Children's Books - for sale
School Assembly Visits
Drawing Demonstrations
412-400-8231


Alphabet Trail & Tales
book promotion, self promotionCome join me this Saturday in Frick Park (in Pittsburgh, Pa) at the big blue slide! I’ll be the one in the bunny ears, reading Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies and painting pictures.
PJ Storytime tomorrow
book promotionI’m teaching again
illustration processSorry about the lack of posting recently—I’ve had some family business to attend to.
Here’s some news: if you are handy to Oil City, Pa this August/September, I am offering a six-week children’s illustration workshop. It’s Thursday evenings 6:00 – 9:00 starting August 2nd at the National Transit Building, 206 Seneca Street, Oil City, Pa 16301. Students should have basic drawing and painting ability. The class fee is $115.00—students bring their own supplies. A supply list will be provided. You can call 814-677-3707 for more info.
We will cover storyboarding, character design, color theory, design fundamentals as well as the business aspects of children’s illustration. The setup is loose enough that I can cover anything you have questions about, too. You’ll be asked to bring a short story or poem—like an Æsop fable or Mother Goose rhyme—that would fit into a page-and-a-half magazine format.
The class sold out last year so sign up soon. Send your name, address & phone number to OVCA/Classes, 206 Seneca Street, Oil City, Pa 16301 with a $115.00 check payable to Oil City Arts Council.