I recently completed some illustrations for a children's book titled "Ask A Sailor." The author of the book asked me to pick four verses of the story to work from when creating the drawings, and granted me complete freedom to design the characters and environments, which made the project really enjoyable! I had a blast conjuring up images that would help bring her words to life.
All the illustrations are pen & ink on illustration board, and are painted with acrylics using a technique that resembles watercolour painting. The verses that inspired each illustration is included below the images.
Please click on the images to see a larger, uncompressed version.
All the illustrations are pen & ink on illustration board, and are painted with acrylics using a technique that resembles watercolour painting. The verses that inspired each illustration is included below the images.
Please click on the images to see a larger, uncompressed version.
"Sailors stock fine cheese and fine meat... Pirates stock hardtack and pogey bait treat!"
"A Jolly Roger and Bone Soup with Harriet Lane WILL drive any Sailor INSANE!
"You know what else you should know.... Sailors LOVE Oysters and Escargot!"
Even with hunger constant as a flapping sail - a REAL Pirate would NEVER eat an OYSTER or a SNAIL!"
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