James Burks ,for past fifteen plus years has worked as an artist in the animation industry for various studios including Disney, Warner Brothers, and Nickelodeon. Projects He?s worked on include the Emperor?s New Groove, Atlantis, Treasure Planet, Home on the Range, Space Jam, the Iron Giant and the television shows, Wow Wow Wubbzy, Ni-hao Kai-lan, the Dinosaur Train and Fan Boy and Chum Chum.
Currently He?s writing and illustrating he?s own books. His first graphic novel for kids, GABBY AND GATOR, published by Yen Press, was a Junior Library Guild selection and a 2012 CTA Read Across America title. James also has a picture book with Carolrhoda entitled BEEP AND BAH, a graphic novel with Scholastic/Graphix called BIRD AND SQUIRREL ON THE RUN, and just finished illustrating a book for Simon & Schuster called THE MONSTORE written by Tara Lazar which will be out in 2013. James Burks is speaking at Nucleus Gallery?s event ?Writing and Illustrating your own children?s books and will be talking about publishing and getting an agent in the children?s book market. To learn more go here.
How did you get started in working on childrens books? I started writing and illustrating my own books as an outlet for my creativity while working in animation. I would work on animated films during the day and my own stuff at night.
What children?s book authors are you inspired by? Tim Burton and Oliver Jeffers.
Is there a project/assignment that you worked on that is especially memorable? (tell us about it?) Nothing jumps out at me. I love all my projects and each one represents a different time in my life.
Do you feel that you have your own style in illustrating childrens book? Yes. Would you say it?s instantly recognizable as yours? Maybe. I guess it depends on how familiar the reader is with my work.
What advice can you give students about doing their own childrens books? (Writing or illustrating) Draw constantly , write a lot, and even though the notes may seem bad they usually end up making the book better. Just keep putting stuff out there and make each one better than the last.
Here?s a interview with James Burks that he did with us back in 2010!
Make sure you join James at the Nucleus Gallery event January 20th, where he?ll be speaking on getting an agent and getting publishing in the children?s book market. For more info click here
Check out more of his work here
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