Children’s Nature Book Illustration & Cover – "The Loons of Lake May"

Project Overview:
Complete children’s book illustration project featuring vibrant outdoor wildlife scenes, nature backgrounds, and character-driven animal art tailored for children’s educational and storybook publishing.
Key Deliverables:
• Front Cover Design: Eye-catching lake landscape illustration paired with stylized 3D-effect typography, subtitle placement, and author/illustrator credits.
• Double-Page Interior Spread: Full-bleed natural scenery featuring pine forests, water reflections, and integrated text placement zones designed for legibility.
• Animal Character Consistency: Detailed character modeling for a family of loons (parents and chicks) with expressive storytelling poses maintained across different book scenes.
• Print Specifications: Formatted to 300 DPI high-resolution CMYK print standards with proper bleed, trim, and gutter margins for Amazon KDP and print-on-demand publishers.

Tools Used: Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Clip Studio Paint.