Artist Charissa had agreed to illustrate “Sally Book Bunny and the Search for the Lost Key” but left the project after completing the front cover and illustrations for three pages.
Charissa had been hired on a per page basis because Tech Wizard Mike could not afford to pay for all of the illustrations at once. This being the case, when Charissa quit the project, this writer / illustrator partnership came to an abrupt end.
Mike the Wizard had full ownership of the cover art and the three book illustrations (because he had paid for them individually) and here they are…
What happened next?
Your favorite children’s book self-publishing tour guide was disappointed (Boo Hoo 😢) but really the only thing to do was to engage another artist through upwork.com.
After reviewing the portfolios of the artists who applied for the job, Mike the Wizard Author selected Ashmita Nandy 🇮🇳 who immediately got to work ✍️
Here are Ashmita’s character sketches and pencil sketches for the first two pages of Sally Book Bunny and the Search for the Lost Key (first edition)…
Line art is defined as the act of creating an illustration using basic strokes of varying weights and angles that demonstrate form and depth. It does not include shading or gradient, and instead, focuses solely on lines. Source: Skillshare.
Always do whatever’s next — George Carlin
