Since January I've been taking a children's book class at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City. It is a great class taught by Monica Wellington.
I've been learning so much about the children's book industry and wanted to share my projects and process.
For our first assignment I decided to have my story take place in the American Southwest with Armadillo wanting to make some nachos.
Initial rough sketches
Final sketch
Color study
Color study
Final
For our next assignment I chose to illustrate January with dinosaurs!
Initial rough sketches
Final sketch
Final color
For the next assignment our focus was on character. I chose a Hawaiian sea turtle named Kauila.
Character sketches
Initial rough sketch
First attempt
Final
Our next set of assignments is to work on a book dummy! I already have my idea set in place and cannot wait to get started. I'll be posting my progress here so check back soon!
