Illustration picture book

My favorite way to celebrate a book is by sharing the illustration process. Not only do I think it’s an interesting insight, but it helps me remember all the decisions I made to get from manuscript to final. For the illustrations in Kafka and the Doll, I feel proud of the simplicity. The process of

This book is our first book in fairy tales project with Baibuk Group. Two kids with candy house, yes, ofcourse that is "Hansel and Gretel" story

Illustration, Art Direction, Character Design, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Creative Cloud

This is Tet!

Yes, John has been editing like a demon and we have now finished the 2nd of our two new films about creating a set of roughs. This one tells you how I designed some of the many animal characters for Jungle Grumble. If you are new to my blog, Jungle Grumble is the latest book I have been working on with author Julia Jarman. In this 2nd film, I show you how I begin with photographic reference and how I play around with facial features in particular, to turn each animal into a character more…

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Illustration, Editorial Design, Behance Mobile

They say all good things must come to an end, and so my year or blogging draws to a close. I’m making this my last post for 2012 and singing off for a well earned rest until the new year. Ple…