Final Major Project

I will be creating a series of books on the theme of animals. My illustrative interests have always surrounded the theme of animals, and aspiring to reach a young audience so this collection of books will reflect those factors.
When I say 'collection', It does not dictate that these books will be similar in size, shape or form but thier similarities will lie in thier contents; my illustrations surrounding the theme of animals and wildlife.


I have recently become fascinated with bears and came across a book in Oxfam from which I have been drawing from:



My main sources of material for drawing come from secondary sources, such as books. Then I used textured/ patterned papers that I have collected from old books, envelopes, recycled paper, and wallpaper, and use this to take the on the main shape of my ilustration before adding more layers of paper, then ink and pen on top of the image. Then I use photoshop to get rid of any imperfections, that is about as far as my computer use goes, as I am very much a tactile artist with incompetent computer skills.

I mocked up the order of the book by using a few sides of folded A4, although the final one will be a lot smaller. I will be attempting to finish this book within the next couple of days, all according to how quick I can pick up indesign, here are a few images from it: