a superb story teller through pictures. However, being like Gadi Pollack is reason enough to stop
wanting to be an illustrator for hire. Simply put, that's because if you want to hire yourself out to illustrate for somebody’s book the way Gadi Pollack does, there is already someone that can that -- Gadi Pollack. Not only can Gadi Pollack can draw like Gadi Pollack (duh?!?), he can do it faster and with more talent and tools because its HIS style. Instead, look around at other children’s books. Not just obscure books, but classics that waaaaay outsold anything that Gadi Pollack can ever imagine doing. Take a look at early drawings of H.A. Ray for Curious George and early Dr. Seuss, and don't miss Eric Carle, of the Hungry Caterpillar fame. These are very stylized drawings, and while they are not as complex as Gadi Pollack's pictures, their unique art made them stand out. So make your art and story unique and sell as many books as Charles Schultz, Shel Silverstein and Ezra Jack Keats, and then you can take a class on how to draw like Gadi Pollack -- not before.