Four scenes of Ghosty, a small white ghost: reading by a book stack, holding an orange maple leaf on an autumn lane, drawing in a notebook by lantern light, and carrying a lantern through snow to a cottage. — Finished artwork: Ghosty's small comforts, from autumn lane to first snow.

Children's Book Illustration

Ghosty, A Gentle Little Ghost

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Ghosty, a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept about a gentle little ghost finding cosy magic in books, autumn leaves and lantern light.

Ghosty reads beside a stack of colourful books, carries a maple leaf down an autumn lane, draws a self-portrait by lantern light with a cup of tea, and walks through falling snow with a lantern toward a lit cottage. Warm autumn browns and candle golds soften every scene. The supporting sheets add turnarounds, nine expressions, action poses, six clothing variations from witch hat to oversized sweater, kitten friendship studies and a six-panel storyboard called A Cozy Autumn Day.

Project: Illustration concept
Theme: Character Vignettes & Cozy Scenes
Genre: Picture book
Production method: Hand-drawn
Portfolio category: Children's Books
Deliverables shown: Final artwork
Character design
Sketch development

Services shown

Illustrations

Explore illustration services