The Feathered Friends:
AUTHOR-illustrator SAMPLE IMAGES
As a former graphic-design magazine editor with a lifelong interest in art and design, I’ve created sample illustrations and graphics to showcase the kind of artwork I can create to accompany this story and the future series. To that end, I’ve brainstormed more than a dozen storylines for future books, which you can read about here:
http://www.elizabethjameswrites.com/featheredfriendsseriesideas/
(However, if a publisher prefers using a different illustrator, I am open to and understanding of that preference.)
(click to enlarge each picture)
COVER MOCK-UPS WITH ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATION
Solid color background with hand-drawn banner
Textural background of lawn and tree branch, which can be changed to reflect the season
Trimmed with foliage-inspired border that can be altered to reflect the season and plants mentioned in each particular story
Grayscale illustrations for interior pages
Showcases all the Feathered Friends, with the two featured characters in this story facing forward
Some facts about this book’s main character
A full-page scene for Chapter 1
Informational graphic about what house wrens eat.
A full-page scene of the Wild Wild Yard
Informational illustration
Wren must find a place for her nest…before all the spots are claimed and she has to build “over there.”
The emotional moment when Wren’s nest is discovered by one of the Birch children
Informational graphic about birds dreaming
A double-page illustration spread at the end of the book as Wren and Grace plot their next great adventure.