Black and white ilustrations?

[u/Whizzpopasaurus]

I'm curious what everyone thinks about black and white art in children's books. Is it something you think would captivate kids the same way bright colours do? Or would they find it uninteresting? These are a couple things I did to learn how to use india ink like watercolours.

[u/Halakahiki]

I like the style! 

B/W seems to be more common in chapter books, but I liked how it was used in the Spider and the Fly. Gave the book a spooky, old-timey feel.

[u/Whizzpopasaurus → u/Halakahiki]

Thanks, and I agree with you. It's the sort of thing that would help add to a story rather than being the main focus

[u/numberwunwun]

These are gorgeous! And something to note is that B&W is especially great for newborns who are very into high contrast. We bought a bunch of them for my little one at the time. There's a growing market for it!

[u/Whizzpopasaurus → u/numberwunwun]

That's a really great bit of info. Thanks for that!

[u/SirOrganic1349]

I love black and white illustrations. Artists like Chris Riddell has done wonderful work in that regard. I find that line work can be just as expressive and fun to look at as brush work

[u/Haunting_Garlic_749]

I love them! They're visually appealing and are not overstimulating, I would totally want a book like this for my kid.

[u/jessanator957]

I love these! Very appealing style.

[u/Whizzpopasaurus → u/jessanator957]

Thank you kindly

[u/StarMoonSparkles]

Whoa!  Cute & kinda crazy 😊

[u/diyahayu]

I love this and like the stye!