Acclaim for this Masterclass:

‘Dapo and Chanté made the effort to attend to everyone and answer our specific queries…They are incredibly friendly and great tutors’

‘I look forward to learning more from these guys another time! Please run these courses more regularly!’

‘A great experience’

With:

Dapo Adeola is an award-winning children’s book illustrator and character designer who creates characters and images that challenge expectations around race and gender in a fun and upbeat way. He is the co-creator and illustrator of the bestselling picture book Look Up!, winner of the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize and the Number 1 debut picture book of 2019. Dapo also runs illustration and character design workshops in and out of schools, to help highlight the importance of representation in popular media and the possibilities of a career in illustration to children from diverse ethnicities.

Chanté Timothy is a children’s book illustrator whose work explores movement, expression, and storytelling through her characters. A Pathways alumni who is published in four amazing titles, Hey You! by Dapo Adeola, My Big Mouth by Steven Camden, Happy Here introduced by Sharna Jackson alongside 10 Black British authors and 10 illustrators, and A Black Woman Did That by Malaika Adero. Chanté’s work consists of vibrant imagery focused on different themes of diversity.

Who: All aspiring illustrators, 18 and over, with an interest in children's book illustration and for more experienced artists looking to try something new

When: Sunday 22nd May 2022, from 10am - 5pm BST

Where: Discover Children's Story Centre, 383-387 High St, London E15 4QZ or online if you are unable to attend in-person

£90 [early bird, if booked by Sunday 10th April 2022]
£110 [after Monday 11th April 2022]

Ticket price includes Eventbrite booking fee. Tickets to this event are non-refundable.

To find out more about our other Pathways Plus courses, visit our Pathways website.

Pathways Plus Masterclass: Bringing Characters to Life