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This is the first page for the 2017 Christmas present from one loving grandmother to her four year old granddaughter to commemorate her recent visit.
I worked with the client to give her accurate depictions of her entire immediate family, but in a fun kid friendly style. Knowing that this would be a keepsake for the daughter I strived to use a classic aesthetic.
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The client wanted a fun depiction of her granddaughter in a plane visiting from Washington DC to her house in Southern California. I decided to make it a map of important landmarks comprised of places she went to see during the visit and place she might one day see as she grew older.
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These are the illustrations for the dedication page, a page of the grandparents greeting their granddaughter at LAX, and the illustration for the title page.
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The client asked for a spread showing her granddaughter looking out of her window every morning. She wanted the illustrations to be based on the question, "What did you see?"
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The final spread. This spread depicts the granddaughter on the plane waving goodbye.