Ben and Michael
Ben and Michael is a fictional book about a boy and his father trying to live as a family after the loss of someone very special to them.
The main idea was born out of a social media challenge, but then it became this project about these two characters.
Behind the scenes
Thumbnails
I drew some thumbnails for each illustration to play around with the composition. As you can see, Michael was a gnome in the first sketches, but then he became an adorable child. Ben is half man and half moth.
Visual References
I knew I wanted to use digital watercolor for the illustrations. So I got some references for that type of media and also other references for drawing the scenarios.
Character Design
After deciding on the main characters, I created this model sheet to have a reference for different character angles.
Spot Illustrations
Kitchen Scene
See the sketch and final art.
Book cover and inner pages
Book cover - Before and After
See the final art and inserted texts.
All Final Arts
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