Few pages from the storybook and the worksheet at the end of the book
Ria and Peacocks
Children's book design
ROLE Author, Designer, Illustrator
YEAR Jun 2022
SCOPE Story writing and editing, Book design and layout, Illustrations, Printmaking
This book is an outcome of a course project on children’s book design and illustration. I wrote the story as part of the course and illustrated it with hand-pulled woodcut prints enlarged and composed digitally.
"A dance-loving girl who wishes to dance with peacocks in the rain. But the peacocks are nowhere to be found, and the frog is unable to guide her. The ecological crisis of the bees must be solved to connect the dots to fulfil her desire of dancing."
Sketches and flatplan
Colour mixing trials; Prints kept to dry; Sample prints without the outline
The illustrations draw inspiration from the art style of Ethel Spowers from the Grosvenor School of Printmaking in the UK. My aim was to create a memorable visual experience through illustrations in a new medium. The simplicity of the layouts goes back to the style of Nehru Bal Pustakalay children's books.