19 JANUARY

I got back to work in earnest illustrating a children's book on Monday, tidying up and finishing drawings as well as beginning new ones. Because the book doesn't have a massive word count it doesn't take too much time to lay out all the text in BookWright (from Blurb). The author won't necessarily use it to publish; it's just a super tool for the way I work, and I do use Blurb myself. Working from paper mockups put together with the author I can see the illustrations in context, interacting with the text and each other. The page layouts themselves suggest tweaks and additions which enrich the final product, and I get that buzz from seeing it begin to really happen. It also prevents many a blooper!

So, I have had a productive, satisfying week. The book is top secret for now of course, but here ia a sneak preview of just a few bits and pieces from the week's work. 

Thanks for visiting, see you next week!