Concept Art for Children’s Book

I was tasked with creating two character: a six year old boy named Khayal and the Snail Bear.

The story is based in the farms of Tamil Nadu, South India. Here are the first exploration sketches done for the project.

Khayal Character Explorations



Snail Bear Sketches

Snail Bear Exploration

Khayal Colour Tests

For the end of the project there were 3 deliverables: 1 landscape of Khayal’s house, 1 digital painting of the Snail Bear and Khayal’s first encounter and a quick turnaround of Khayal.

Khayal’s Home

Meeting in the Paddy Field

Khayal’ Turnaround Sheet