Children's Book Illustration

Lily, The Dreamer of Every Generation

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Lily, a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept about a forest dreamer whose leaf-boat wishes pass a new name to every generation.

Lily dozes on a mossy log in a shaft of forest light, kneels by a stream to set a folded leaf boat sailing, reads beside a lantern under an old tree, and dances barefoot as pale butterflies circle the path. Sunlit greens and golden hair warm all four finished scenes. The supporting sheets add four turnarounds, nine expressions, six outfits, a fawn companion turnaround, grandma and best-friend vignettes, a five-name generations row and a six-panel storyboard called The Little Leaf Boat.

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