I'm working on sketches for an illustrators' workshop in June. I will end up with a final illustration for one spread of a children's picture book. I'm also doing character sketches to go along with that final one. I haven't done this before, but signed up because I wanted to learn, and develop my portfolio more, so this is a perfect opportunity.

I'm having so much fun with this, not only in doing the main characters, but also focusing on having the scene tell its own little story, and having interesting little "asides" that add to the visual interest of the piece. Book illustration is much more than just drawing what is in the text! You get to make up your own ideas as well, which makes it a lot more interesting and fun. I'm really enjoying this process.