Be your own hero

This book deals with the importance of respect and tolerance. The story surrounds a boy that is bullied at school because he comes from a different culture; therefore he dresses and looks “different” from other kids in his class.

After being upset and sad about the situation, he decides to push himself and not only face, but also solve the situation in order to make a statement in his class about the importance of respecting each other even though the differences we all have.

Dave Pinto, the author, provided the script and my role was to bring to life the characters, situations, and also to create the storyline through images while depicting the emotions of the characters.

This book was illustrated in Procreate with different brushes, opacities and textures that brought to life every scene.

SKETCHING

When creating illustrations, I always start by building sketches; they are useful to show the clients a depiction of the illustration and to see if we’re communicating what they want.