DK You Are An Artist.

by Aurelia Durand

Aurélia Durand shares her path from art school to internationally recognized artist, and how you can start your creative journey. Aurélia Durand has been published in The New Yorker, worked with massive brands, and illustrated the #1 New York Times Bestseller This Book Is Anti-Racist, so she knows a thing or two about honing her craft, challenging herself, and making dreams come true. Inspired by questions she is regularly asked, she shares how she did it, the lessons she and her artist friends have learned along the way, and how you can do it too.Each chapter explores a different area of creativity and brand building, from developing your creative vision and creating a portfolio of work to using social media to your advantage and how to build a sustainable business. If you've ever wanted to know how to find your style and build your brand but didn't know who to ask, Aurélia's got you covered.

128 pages, Paperback

Published December 7, 2023

About the author

Aurélia Durand is a French artist and author living in Denmark. Known for her colorful and expressive work, she explores themes of identity, belonging, diversity, and creativity. She is the illustrator of the New York Times bestseller This Book Is Anti-Racist and the author of Belonging, a memoir about migration, mixed identity, and finding your place in the world. Through both art and writing, she creates work that encourages reflection, connection, and joy.

Reviews

[dreamgirlreading]

I was impressed how informative this was for a children’s book but I really appreciated that aspect. I’d never heard of Aurélia Durand so I’m happy to have discovered her story and her art. She gives realistic tips for young people looking to become an artists and how to monetize your art as a business, even including how to write a contract.

[I Read, Therefore I Blog]

Aurélia Durand is an illustrator and artist. She draws on her own career in this book for readers aged 12+ to provide guidance on how to start and sustain a creative career, including looking at how to get inspiration and how to build a brand. Although Durand’s autobiographical sections are too bland and lacking in detail to be useful, she is strong on branding and self-promotion and I liked how she focused on the business part of creativity.

[Morgane Henry]

She’s such a great artist and it’s such a great book. She shares her experience and advice in a very realistic and down to earth way. Accompanied by different exercises, It’s really made for you to take action and get out of your head. The visuals are beautiful (obviously) and she also takes the opportunity to showcase some of her artist friends which I found really sweet.

[Nadia L. Hohn]

A beautiful book. Feast for the senses. Chock full of useful information, but this feels like a book for teens and highly motivated artistic middle grader.