ZEAL

 Illustration for a book I am contributing in.

Greedy Dog

Here are some illustrations done for the aesop fable 'the greedy dog' , we tried out many versions and styles for these, my favorite is version 01

version 01

 

the feedback I got was that the Dog was too foxy looking (this was meant to be a Indian stray Dog),  the colours were too flat. So here is a more 'disneque' version  of the same.

version 02

Red Elephant (work in progress)

Here is what I have been upto : what a year it has been, though my blog does not reflect this, it surely has been one of the most happiest, incredible and all consuming year for me and at the end of it all I can feel is the intense sense of gratitude. Looking forward to 2016!

Park Fun

clean your room

do it now!!

Rain Game

 Illustrations done for Xseed Education , this is a story of Noni and Nikki having fun in Rain :-)

Book Guide -Rupa

Front Cover

Back Cover

Cover done for Rupa title  'Great Books for Children'

Illustration for Mobile Creches

I am doing a series of illustration for the NGO 'Mobile Creches'  it's mission is to ensure Early Child Care and Development of young children of economically deprived groups at urban construction sites and slums.

final prints

final prints

Bani Thani

...and it's finally done, the story of two butterflies Bani and Thani. This books is being published by Room to Read. Room to Read is an international Non Govt Organization that primarily works in two areas - literacy and gender equality in education.  They work in collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children.  Room to read develops their own content, and they publish books, sadly this very book wont be available for sale at regular book-shops, since they don't sell books, but distribute it free :-( (previously I had illustrated this book for them)  I had such a great time illustrating for Bani Thani. A lot of imagery is inspired by the old city in Ahmedabad (teen Darwaza area) , when I was a design student there we would venture out every weekend and explore, buy yards of fabric( from Ghamtiwala) eat street food and do photography, it's been fun revisiting all those places and illustrating this :-)

something's brewing

Here is the first page of a book I have been commissioned, the publishers have been too kind and patient, while I have been busy with my other deadlines and commitments. This is a incomplete page...but I could not resist :-)

The Rainbow Series

My books are here! Printed and hardbound. I am very very happy with the quality of the print, Thompson Press did such a great job! I cant wait for it to be in bookshops and online :-)
Published By : Hay House India
Author : Percy Shroff
Illustrations : Shweta Mohapatra

Nippy the Dog

felix the penguin!

new book coming up!!

Song of the Nightingale (work in progress)

 

Remember I had posted a sneak peak some weeks back..here are more illustrations for a book I am working on. I am working on the  text and layout now,..... this was so much fun! and I discovered ..I love LOVE drawings little birds :-)

Sneak Peek

Here is a little sneak peek of things to come, Hope you all have a great start to the week . Xx

Hide & Seek (Luka Chuppi)

Illustrations for room to read.