Jake and Toby's Big Adventure
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Jake and Toby's Big Adventure has just launched, and I had the most fun creating this book for @50daysofkindness!
Drawing and colouring dogs is pretty much my favourite thing to do, so being asked to design and illustrate a book all about dogs encouraging kindness in their community was a realy treat! I loved using Adobe Fresco's live oil painting to create real texture in the dogs' different types of coats, and I feel it gives the artwork a gorgeous extra depth, that a child will hopefully want to reach out and touch.
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Here you can see how I start by hand-drawing, before scanning and digitally painting the images. These are character samples, created for the client.