The Orphan Tree illustrations - stage 1
Dominic does not fit in at the nursery
Who doesn’t love cute tales of nature and the outdoors? Well, at least I enjoy them and think they are great fun to illustrate. This project is for children’s book about Dominic, an orphaned tree. I started working on this project after meeting with author Audrey Lazarus and reading the manuscript of the adorable story she created. She had seen my work through a previous book I illustrated ( A Mouse Named Tree) and wanted me to bring life to her characters she had created. No problem!
After doing a few character studies and sketches for her to go over and approve I set about to create all the pencil sketches to work from. This is the hardest and longest stage but it is finally done.
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