All the images here are produced digitally. After exploring layouts I produce a dummy, which is then sent off to a print on demand company. I find it useful to do so even though it costs around £10 as I can then see more clearly the page turns, and where tangents on the page edges may fall. This is rough with loose linework but is enough for concept and to show the client. Then comes tight line drawing which I seek to simplify into as simple shapes as possible because of the levels of texture I use. I will then produce greyscale drawings which are in themselves good enough to print. It takes a very long time to get to this stage, but so long as I have it right, the colouring stage takes no more than a few hours to complete in photoshop but again using pencil colouring techniques. At each stage I am laying down colour in a way that replicates the textures of coloured pencil, as you can see by the closeup. Another feature I like to use in my book work is a variety of perspective views to make things interesting. I use these to add drama or tell the viewpoint of the story more clearly. This book is A4 size for children, and I worked with the author to establish a ‘traditional/timeless’ style which he requested. The book comes out Christmas 2018.