Four jungle scenes of Zayan, a barefoot boy in a leaf wrap: floating on a bear's belly down the river, walking with the bear and an orangutan, sitting on a rock beneath a panther, and swimming at sunset. — Finished artwork: Zayan's jungle, from river drift to sunset swim.

Children's Book Illustration

Zayan, A Jungle Adventurer with a Big Heart

Created by HMD Publishing Illustration Studio

Meet Zayan, a hand-drawn jungle illustration concept of river rides on a bear's belly, orangutan games and sunset swims deep in the green.

Zayan rides the river on his bear's belly, walks the jungle path between the bear and a swinging orangutan, shares a rock with the panther at dusk, and swims beside the bear as the sun melts into the water. Lush greens frame every scene, with the panther lounging on its branch overhead. The supporting sheets add turnarounds, eight expressions, six labelled action poses, outfit variations from explorer to festival, relationship panels including a leopard cub, props from leaf hat to vine rope and a six-panel storyboard.

Project: Illustration concept
Theme: Animal & Anthropomorphic Characters
Genre: Picture book
Production method: Hand-drawn
Portfolio category: Children's Books
Deliverables shown: Final artwork
Character design
Sketch development

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