August 2010
2 posts
May 2010
2 posts
First Stage: Roughing out
In publishing, there is the concept of ‘galley proofs’, a basic print out of a manuscript, using the correct typeface and sizes, in order to check it’s length. In the case of Herbie Hiccup, I already knew that there were 12 pages of manuscript, but I needed to visualise the layouts. So, in InDesign I started planning out covers, title pages and spreads, using scans of the...
April 2010
1 post
And we're off!
A few months back, Glenda Sims approached me about illustrating a manuscript her mother, Genevieve Gelles had written, called ‘Herbie Hic…up’. She had 12 pages of drawings and story and was keen to get her mothers book published. Lured with the promise of complete creative freedom, I couldn’t help but say yes! Secretly, I’ve always wanted to illustrate a children’s...