Illustrations and design for the piicture book 'The Colour Thief' written by Stephen Aitken and Sylvia Sikunder, published by Tulika books.
Cover Design
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Pages from the book
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The giant stealing colours from the forest
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The giant getting scolded by the villagers, and feeling sad and lonely.
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Stealing colours from the ocean
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The giant and the village children
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Coloured village - design test
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Colourless village with coloured rainbow - design test
Character Development
Designing the giant was an exciting process.
At first he had wings, and then we decided he'd simply fly, but without wings.
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First design test
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Clothing of giant
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Character scales
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Expressions
The book is now available for sale! Link on top of the page!
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