Class interview about the job of an illustrator author

As an author illustrator, these interviews make it possible to highlight different aspects of the profession, but also to answer questions posed by young readers.
How is a story created? The words, the story line, the character research.What is the inspiration? Modern painters, old photographs and other Epinal images.What are the tools used ? Charcoal that comes from the tree of the same name and that allows an honest line. Computer graphics to mount images and lay out text.What is a mock-up? What is a storyboard? What is the binding, the cover, the cover pages and the title?This interview provides an opportunity to show the whole story line of a book, from the first word placed on a sheet of paper to becoming the book in the library or bookstore.