Children's Book Illustration

Blossom Bear, Kind Heart and Gentle Hands

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Blossom Bear, a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept following a gardening bear through spring, summer, autumn and winter scenes.

Blossom Bear waters a flower bed in spring, shares a lakeside picnic in summer, rakes golden leaves beside a squirrel in autumn and builds a snowman outside a lamplit cabin in winter. A small bluebird appears in every season. The supporting sheets set out the turnarounds, eight named expressions, five seasonal looks and a garden prop set of watering can, rake, jam jar and picnic basket.

Project

Illustration concept

Theme

Animal & Anthropomorphic Characters

Genre

Picture book

Production method

Hand-drawn

Portfolio category

Children's Books

Deliverables shown

• Final artwork
• Character design
• Sketch development