Windows into illustration: William Grill


William Grill was awarded the 2015 CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal for Shackleton’s Journey, in which he used coloured pencils to bring alive the landscapes and atmosphere of Ernest Shackleton’s polar expedition. In this article he explains his influences and approach.


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In simple terms illustration is all about communication – speaking with images. Whether used independently, or combined with words it offers a huge breadth of storytelling possibilities. This is what really interests me; the different ways we can tell a story; how the medium, colour, design, layout, composition, weight of line all play a part in our effort to communicate.


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I’ve struggled with words for as long as I can remember, both reading and writing. As a child stories intrigued me, but big books were intimidating so I found my stories through comics, animation


February 2014 978-1-909263-13-0 £14.99


Dimensions Page Count Format


305 × 245 mm 80pp


Hardback Audience: 7 - 14 years


Published ISBN Price


February 2014 978-1-909263-13-0 £14.99


Dimensions Page Count Format


305 × 245 mm 80pp


Hardback Audience: 7 - 14 years


SHACKLETON'S JOURNEY WILLIAM GRILL


SHACKLETON'S JOURNEY WILLIAM GRILL


In the last days of the Heroic Age of Exploration, Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the frozen heart of Antarctica, a place of ferocious seas, uncharted mountains and bone-chilling cold.


To celebrate the centenary since Ernest Shackleton’s departure on “Endurance” across the Antarctic, star illustrator William Grill brings us a detailed visual narrative of this extraordinary and historical expedition.


Grill evokes the atmosphere and intrepid excitement that would have surrounded the expedition with his impeccably researched and detailed drawings. Children will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and re-interprets it for a younger audience in a way that will capture their imaginations.


In the last days of the Heroic Age of Exploration, Ernest Shackleton dreamed of crossing the froze heart of Antarctica, a place of ferocious seas, uncharted mountains and bone-chilling cold.


To celebrate the centenary since Ernest Shackleton’s departure on “Endurance” across the Antarctic, star illustrator William Grill brings us a detailed visual narrative of this extraordinary and historical expedition.


About the Author


William Grill is a rising star of the British illustration scene. He is a recent graduate of Falmouth University and already has a slew of prizes and exhibitions under his belt. He has contributed to Nobrow 8 magazine and has been commissioned to work for several international companies including; The New York Times and Harrods. Grill's vibrant colours and cheerful illustration truly bring a book to life. This is his first book with Flying Eye Books.


Grill evokes the atmosphere and intrepid excitement that would have surrounded the expedition with his impeccably researched and detailed drawings. Childre will love examining the exploded diagrams of the peculiar provision taken or the individual drawings of the sled dogs. This book takes the academic and historical information surrounding the expedition and re-interprets it for a younger audience in a way that wil capture their imaginations.


6 Books for Keeps No.213 July 2015


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