Children's Book Illustration

Lily, A Quiet Dreamer Who Finds Light

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Lily, a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept about a quiet dreamer and her owl sharing small lights through a midnight-blue forest.

Lily stands among indigo leaves cupping a small glowing spark while Hoot the owl watches, releases a shining paper boat onto still water, writes in her journal by lantern light, and reaches for a golden butterfly in a bed of blue flowers. Deep midnight blues with small points of gold hold all four finished scenes. The supporting sheets add four turnarounds, eight expressions, five outfit variations, fawn and firefly-jar vignettes, a star map and feather pen, and a six-panel storyboard about sending tiny lights off with wishes.

Project

Illustration concept

Theme

Fantasy & Enchanted Worlds

Genre

Bedtime picture book

Production method

Hand-drawn

Portfolio category

Children's Books

Deliverables shown

• Final artwork
• Character design
• Sketch development