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Art by JooHee Yoon.

Art by JooHee Yoon.

Look Inside Issue #10: Color!

November 30, 2019 by the ILLUSTORIA team

Oh happy day, Issue 10: Color is here! Where did color come from? Some say New Jersey, and some say outer space. No matter what your opinion, this issue explores how we see and use color. Order your copy, or subscribe today and receive your issue just in time for the holidays! 

We are honored to feature a cacophonous cover by printmaker and renowned children’s book illustrator JooHee Yoon, creator of Up Down Inside Out and Beastly Verse. Find an interview with the artist inside, plus…

DIY Travel Palette by Maggie Wauklyn, Eat Purple by Mascot Press.

DIY Travel Palette by Maggie Wauklyn, Eat Purple by Mascot Press.

Winter to Spring by Sanaiya V., art by Charlotte Ager. Color Haikus by students at 826 Valencia.

Winter to Spring by Sanaiya V., art by Charlotte Ager. Color Haikus by students at 826 Valencia.

Mantis Shrimp by Docu-Comix, art by Julia McNamara. Miscellaneous Revelry by Emmy Kastner.

Mantis Shrimp by Docu-Comix, art by Julia McNamara. Miscellaneous Revelry by Emmy Kastner.

Learn how to make your own DIY travel palette, moody self portraits, and all purple party. Read short stories, haikus, and interviews written by International Alliance of Youth Writing Centers. Find out everything you need to know about the marvelous Mantis shrimp and enjoy three pages of Miscellaneous Revelry.

How We See Color by Jamyelese Ryer, art by Lan Truong. A History of Color by Alexis Joseph, art by Lindsay Stripling.

How We See Color by Jamyelese Ryer, art by Lan Truong. A History of Color by Alexis Joseph, art by Lindsay Stripling.

Interview with Creative Adults at work, and Shana Cleveland.

Interview with Creative Adults at work, and Shana Cleveland.

Interviews with Are You Kidding Socks, and Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens.

Interviews with Are You Kidding Socks, and Young Black Motivated Kings & Queens.

Learn the history and science of color in incredible, easy to understand non-fiction articles. Hear from passionate youth activists in Pittsburgh, teenage entrepreneurs who started their own sock business, and surf rock musician Shana Cleveland of La Luz! Plus, enjoy awesome story building prompts, coloring pages, book reviews, comics and more in this optical issue. Order your copy, or subscribe today and receive your issue just in time for the holidays! 

November 30, 2019 /the ILLUSTORIA team
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Looking for a fun weekend activity? In Illustoria's Issue 28: Dessert, learn how to make adorable decorated gingerbread beasts with guest artist Isabel Roxas @studioroxas, creator of the Team Pom graphic series! Toothpicks are helpful for making tiny
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