In Summer Camp, friends KaLeigh Mae and Braxtin are off to tour the Big Apple and then fun at summer camp in the Poconos, only to get mixed up in a high-stakes bank robbery. In the latest book, The Wedding Cake, the two young heroines find themselves in another alarming predicament centered around the signature confection at KaLeigh Mae’s father’s wedding to her new mother.
I created the pen-and-ink illustrations for these books starting with pencil sketches, then using a Speedball Hunt Globe dip pen and India Ink on Bristol board. The cover illustration I colored using watercolor pencils.
My latest illustration work can be seen in California author Bonnie Black’s children’s book, The Lost Locket. This is the first in a series of short chapter books called “The Adventures of KaLeigh Mae & Braxtin,” who are the two 10-year-old heroines of the books. The Lost Locket tells the story of a mystery involving the two girls along the California coast.
I drew the illustrations with pencil, then inked them using a Speedball Hunt Globe dip pen and India Ink on Bristol board. There are four interior illustrations spread throughout the book. I colored the cover illustration using watercolor pencils.
I enjoyed having the opportunity to illustrate the scenes and characters in this book and to work in pen and ink. You can find the book on Amazon.com.
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