Michele Nidenoff

Readings

Michele discusses the process of illustration – from finding references, rough sketches, to final illustration. Visuals include slides, scrapbook of Sleeping Dragons All Around, layouts, rough sketches, printed pieces, books, and paintings. She will do a demonstration of a rough sketch and a small illustration project if there is time and space.

Special Equipment:

Slide projector.

Book Sales:

n/a

Workshops

Workshops would begin with a discussion of the Illustration process – finding reference, rough sketches to final illustration. Visuals include slides, scrapbook of Sleeping Dragons All Around, layouts, rough sketches, books, printed pieces and paintings. This is followed by a demonstration of how to make a simple book out of a single sheet of paper. The children are given a story (or they make up their own) to illustrate.

Special Equipment:

Slide projector.

Book Sales:

n/a

Biography

Michele Nidenoff decided she was going to be an artist when she grew up when she was five. She attended the Art Program at H.B. Beal Secondary School in London, studying drawing and painting, graphic art and animation. After graduating she worked as a graphic artist for four years for a small company in London. She moved to Toronto to attend summer school and night school at the Ontario College of Art and Design. At this time she began to work as a freelance artist, doing graphic art, illustration and calligraphy. Since 1987 her work has consisted primarily of illustration; most of which has been for children’s books, magazines, anthologies and textbooks. She has also illustrated numerous stories for children’s television programs on TVOntario. Michele teaches calligraphy and drawing and painting.