A little while ago, I was commissioned for one of the best projects. As you all know I’m a bit skeptical of committing to self-published work. Not as a value judgement of the work to be illustrated, it’s that the role of author, editor, book designer, art director, marketer, distributor and seller are usually one person - then me. And the weight of the responsibility and the financial implications are enormous. I’ve written about it here.
So when I was approached by this client I was a bit hmmm?!?!
The request was simple. A surprise gift for their partner who had written a picture book, didn’t want the whole book, but a mock front cover. How could I refuse. It was such a truly thoughtful gift.
...and a dream client to boot. Every interaction was professional, payment and conditions were met, and the result was so good.
The brief was to take the title, develop the character with some more form and surround it with images of the things related. The style they wanted was similar to my little birdies and they’d let me have at it.
So I sent through some pencil roughs.
Then some colour schemes.
Then finessed for the finished result.
The smaller people in the household liked it so much fan art was made! (I can tick that off the bucket list 😊)
Such a great and fun project, done with no-fuss in a professional and timely way. Perfect!
So if you’re a publisher, this is a cute concept and I’d love to illustrate the whole book. I can put you in touch with the author, contact me 😉 and we can get this done!
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