For beginners, although more and more illustrators are using digital boards and painting software to draw electronically, but a nice pen or pencil with white paper are the only materials that beginners really need. Of course, the use of digital art makes it easier for illustrators to scan and print their artwork, such as using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator to create a beautiful graphic book. But the important point should be mentioned is that whether illustrators are drawing in the digital drawing software or working with simple paper and pen, understanding some basic drawing tools will allow them to better develop their own unique illustration style.

In addition, illustration and book cover design are very important to illustrators and book publishing companies, as the excellence of the art illustration on the book cover and interior pages can create either a good or bad first impression on potential readers and consumers. So illustrators need to let the illustrations create more of a sense of atmosphere while fully understanding the text of the book （Sloat, 2013).

The same holds true when creating an illustrator's own illustrated picture book; pursuing your own unique style of inspiration at the very beginning is something that should not be ignored. Looking for some other illustrators' draft designs or award-winning illustration books to learn about current trends could better help illustrators brainstorm for inspiration. The illustrators then create a general storyboard, which is often a few dozen general thumbnails used to lay out the entire book, often black and white drafts of close-ups, landscapes and silhouette images to add variety to the typography. However, it is important to note that these rough illustrations of character body language, scene portrayal and action expressions must be consistent with the text of the entire book, so proper attention to detail must be paid (Hlaikova, 2014). Finally, to seek general feedback and arrange the final artwork and text, the illustrators may communicate and change more details with their editor or book publishing company, including the overall layout, image size and cover design.