Children’s book writing, illustration, and design

With a focus on storytelling, I bring to life engaging children's books to captivate young minds. As both a writer and an illustrator, I meticulously storyboard each narrative, mapping out the storyline from conflict to resolution. Visual themes are carefully planned to reflect the essence of the story, and I experiment with various illustration tools and color palettes to evoke the desired emotions.

Next I begin the illustration process. I begin by workshopping physical attributes of characters. Once I have successfully developed the look and style of characters, I start to sketch the setting that each character drawing will reside in. I usually try to come up with a few different possibilities of each scene to be sure that the illustration is creating the appropriate atmosphere and depiction of the corresponding story excerpt. I like to have different illustrative techniques in my books, to always keep things fresh without compromising my personal artistic style.

Below some examples of character workshopping.

Finally I begin working out the layout of the physical book, and testing fonts. Each aspect of this process (ie: margins, balance of images, consistency of flow) is thoughtfully considered to ensure every piece of design is effectively conveying the story's message.