Children's Book Illustration

Lily, A Curious Heart and a Gentle Soul

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Explore a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept where Lily follows glowing butterflies, gathers wildflowers and floats a paper boat at dusk.

Lily walks among glowing butterflies with her lantern, gathers wildflowers in a daisy meadow, floats a paper boat from a stone at the stream's edge, and reads beneath a tree as fireflies drift near a lit cottage. Cream whites and soft botanical golds keep every scene warm. The supporting sheets add turnarounds, twelve expressions, action poses, six outfit variations, studies with Mochi the puppy, Thumper the rabbit, Grandma and her little brother, and a book mockup titled Lily and the Lantern.

Project

Illustration concept

Theme

Fantasy & Enchanted Worlds

Genre

Picture book

Production method

Hand-drawn

Portfolio category

Children's Books

Deliverables shown

• Final artwork
• Character design
• Sketch development