Humor and Heart in Visual Storytelling

with Hyewon Yum

How does an illustrator take your manuscript and create the perfect illustration to match?

Join us as author-illustrator Hyewon Yum shares how she visualizes characters and crafts the structure of a picture book from the manuscript. She's excited to show YOU how an illustrator brings the story to life!


This webinar purchase includes lifetime access to the 60-minute video, transcript, and downloadable audio track.



"Just want to say, Hyewon, I think that is the very best advice for continuing our creative journey even when we might feel like quitting."

- Paul Robison


" Thank you, that was beautiful. Thanks for sharing all your expertise, Hyewon. The perspectives and shadowing details of the monkey bar pics is wonderfully & perfectlyadded.Great work!"

- Kathy Heller


Your Instructor


Hyewon Yum
Hyewon Yum

Hyewon Yum is an author and illustrator of many picture books, including Grandpa Across the Ocean and The Twins’ Blanket. Her Book, Saturday is Swimming Day is named as a Charlotte Zolotow award honor and Mom, It's My First Day of Kindergarten! received Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator award.

She also illustrated Ode to a Bad Day, Not Perfect, Luli and the Language of Tea, and many more.

She was born and grew up in Seoul, Korea. Now she lives in Brooklyn, New York with her family.


Course Curriculum


  Humor and Heart in Visual Storytelling
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" Thanks so much Hyewon. It is wonderful to follow your thinking for the art from the manuscripts. I really like the variety of perspectives that your characters show."

- Marcia Williams


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