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The article discusses how digital illustration could reimagine the way books are illustrated and the way they work. Digital illustration has been made to mimic traditional techniques, but in the form of ebooks, it could do much more. Images could move across the screen in a way unimaginable on paper. Already, David Macaulay's "Black and White," Art Spiegelman's "Open Me...I'm a Dog!," and David Wiesner's "The Three Pigs" are playing with traditional ideas of books and paper.

The article explains the technique involved in pulp painting, a technique used in illustrating children's books. The technique involves pouring cotton rag fiber that is suspended in water through hand-cut stencils onto a screen, creating an image in handmade paper. The author describes the advantages and disadvantages of the technique.

In this article, the author discusses her experiences as an illustrator of children's books. The author describes how she developed her interest in art, her mentors, and her techniques in the article. She also describes the processes and methods that were used to duplicate the art for children's books before computers became a part of the process.

The article presents an interview with illustrator Helen Oxenbury. Oxenbury talks about what attracts her to illustrate a book, a combination of humor and a sense of grounding in the way people really act. Her most recent books is "Farmer Duck," by Martin Waddell. She has also illustrated "We're Going on a Bear Hunt," by Michael Rosen.

The article presents an evaluation of the different artistic mediums used in illustrating children's books. The author discusses the characteristics of watercolors, pastels, colored pencils, acrylic paint, computer, and oil paint. The article concludes with a discussion of the advantages of oil paint, the author's preferred medium.

The author reflects on the technology involved in the publication of picture books. The author discusses how picture book illustrations have changed over time, but that the story of the book must match the medium that illustrates it. The effects of technology on picture book illustrations is also discussed.