Apart from having experience illustrating a children's book, I also have a lot of experience with children, so I understand what engages them visually. This comes from being a co-owner of a ballet school for kids and from being an Arts & Crafts instructor for children.
I was also project manager on two corporate coffee table books, so I'm also familiar with technical details necessary for layouts, cropping, margins, and so on.
Style-wise, I am flexible. I can do line drawings, or do full-on paintings, depending on what you prefer. The work will be done by hand and scanned. I can also do the layout and input the text.
Depending on the details needed in the illustrations, this project will take me a minimum of 14 days to complete. Prior to that working time period, it would be best for us to finalize the style, medium, and character details, with a schedule like so:
STEP 1 - 3 DAYS
Client to send examples of preferred style / Artist to send back interpretation for Client's approval
STEP 2 - 5 DAYS
Once approved, Artist to work on and submit sketches of each illustrated page for Client's approval
STEP 3 - 14 DAYS
Upon approval of sketches, Artist to proceed with final illustrations of the book.
STEP 5 - 3 DAYS
Once all pages have been approved, Client may opt to have Artist complete the layout by including the text (digitally).
Many thanks for the consideration!
Cheers,
Patti Mallar