A picture book about a bird who wants to paint everything blue needs
illustrations to accompany the playful verses written for it. A cover is
also needed for this fun, silly story.
My Solution
I design a round, bouncy version of a bower bird whose dark plumage stands
out against the light greens and yellows of the environments it explores. The
warm tones of the settings also serve to make the cool blue hues pop as the bird
splatters everything in paint. I give the world watercolor textures to emulate the
theme of painting and use changing, dynamic layouts to emphasize the bird’s
movment and effort to paint everything blue.
"Bower Bird's Blue Book" is available at Bookshop.org, Barnes and Noble, and Amazon.
