Sitting down with the Author

I met with the author of my book and discussed how he wanted the illustrations to be done. He's a family friend and is really easy to talk to, which made the experience fun. We went page by page, splitting the story up and discussing how he envisioned the illustrations in his head. We discussed the process a little and he gave me a lot of free reign. Which can make things complicated or a lot of fun, he and I made REALLY rough sketches of each page. He gave me a reference book, so I can see how detailed he wants the art work. The book is The Salmon Princess by Mindy Dwyer, it's quite simple so I don't thing it will take me too long. I'm trying to get 3 sketches done per week so far I have 3.