Four night scenes of Lily in a pale dress: walking with a lantern beneath a stream of glowing butterflies, launching a glowing paper boat, writing beside an owl, and holding a firefly jar above a valley. — Finished artwork: Lily's night walk, from lantern path to firefly jar above the valley.

Children's Book Illustration

Lily, the Forest Dreamer

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Explore Lily, the Forest Dreamer, a hand-drawn children's book illustration concept with lantern-lit night walks, a glowing paper boat and an owl companion.

Lily walks the night forest with her lantern while a ribbon of golden light and pale butterflies streams overhead, kneels at the water's edge to launch a glowing paper boat, writes in her sketchbook beside Hoot the owl, and lifts a firefly jar above a valley at dusk. Deep starlit blues sit against warm lantern gold throughout. The supporting sheets add turnarounds, expressions, action poses, five outfit variations, companion studies and a six-panel storyboard about carrying a found light wherever she goes.

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
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