Illustrating a children’s book was an idea I’ve always wanted to do but didn’t know how to execute, especially since I don’t think I’m a great writer and story teller. This is why I was glad when someone reached out to me in 2017 to work together. It was both our first time working on a self-published book.
I used to work at an ESL school with an ambitious boss who ended up buying a holistic school to run alongside it. I was a designer in the company’s marketing department so many students came to know my work through all the advertisements, booklets, flyers, pamphlets, etc I made. One of the students, Deanna, had reached out to me to create a logo for her small business that she had started. After getting to know my work, she reached out to me again later to collaborate on The Moon & Me: A Bedtime Story.
This was also the first year I had bought myself an iPad Pro and was still figuring out various drawing programs, including Adobe Sketch and Procreate. The process in illustrating this book involved a lot of experimentation and learning and I did a lot of back-and-forth between various apps and Photoshop on my laptop. Thinking back on this book is nostalgic, especially because I’ve come a long way and have my digital art making processes a little more figured out.
I’d love for the chance to illustrate more books again, especially one with more BIPOC characters and stories!
The front and back cover and a preview page of ‘The Moon & Me’
You can purchase the book on Amazon.