Pen and Ink

We have been working on some illustrations inspired by Rudyard Kipling’s Jungle Book. We have design a set of illustrations inspired by the playful and well-known characters such as Baloo the bear and Mowgli.

We started of by sketching the characters in different positions and capturing their movements and overall body language. We then used black inks to outline the characters and add subtle areas of shading with a soft paintbrush. We then created details such as fur and created delicate line work with a fine-line pen.

Mowgli in pen and inks

A Cosy Cat

Designing a fun cat character in a cosy jumper. Love playing with pattens and textures to create this cosy cat. We often get an idea for a picture book sparking of one character and love playing around with a character, getting to know them and drawing them in lots of poses. When we created this character it sparked a series of questions ‘Why is he wearing a jumper?’ maybe it was knitted for him by a kind granny for him when he was just a little kitten. “ What kind of Jumper?’ A knitted one, slightly too big. ‘What could happen next?’ Maybe the jumper starts to unravel and cause lots of chaos!

We begin to create a framework around this character and his beloved knitted jumper. We are not yet sure where its going to take us and are continuing to develop the character and his story.

Sketching

Sketching out some characters today.