Children's Book Illustration

Sorrel, Every Story Autumn Tells

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Sorrel, a hand-drawn autumn illustration concept of maple-hill twirls, leaf baskets and stories sketched beneath the falling gold.

Sorrel stands beneath the great maple above a distant village, twirls as the wind sends leaves flying, kneels to gather armfuls into a woven basket, and settles against the trunk to draw with her books beside her. Sunny blue skies set off the amber leaf-fall. The supporting sheets add turnarounds, eight expressions, six labelled action poses, six outfit variations, best-friend interaction panels and a Sorrel's World props board from acorns to leaf bouquet.

Project

Illustration concept

Theme

Textured Gouache

Genre

Picture book

Production method

Hand-drawn

Portfolio category

Children's Books

Deliverables shown

• Final artwork
• Character design
• Sketch development