Frog book for charity

I am working with Faiz Kermani, illustrating his story about a frog who doesn’t quite fit in.
I found this through a website called Pimp My Cause, where companies ask for help with their business, 
need it be a web banner, website design, posters etc.

I have created 26 inside story images. Currently I have sized it to the desired square format and am going 
to use pencil for the lines and colour it using gouache textures.

It is hard doing a book like this whist juggling my uni work, and the last book I illustrated was Caterina’s 
book, which took me around a year from start to finish.... I have a few months. 

Some quick sketches I sent off at the beginning.

I enjoyed the movement in the left picture, and will hopefuly bring this to the final product.

a rough narrative sketch.

a finalised rough, ready to begin rendering. page 1.

this is where the frogs start calling him names, I used sharp edges and shapes around the characters to convey loud noises and
uncomfortable nature. I will overlap the figures to make it seem busy and overwhelming.

Here, he is watching them have fun swimming, which he is not included in. Although, there is something
strange at the edge of the pond....

He works and live in France, near the border of Switzerland.

I have contacts in Switzerland and so I hope, if this project goes well, that I can keep in contact

with him for future projects.

Here is him showing my roughs to some school children in Switzerland.

they look captivated.