Bringing the Beach Home
Budget: $3,000 – $5,000 USD
I plan to self publish a picture book about a girl and her father who go to the beach where the girl falls in love with the waves and shore, and collects sticks, pebbles, sea glass and other beach objects. The main character gets upset when it's time to leave. Through her creativity and her close relationship with her father, she figures out a way to bring the beach home by making a mobile from what she collected at the beach. I'm looking for someone with with a loose, water-color or acrylic art style, who can do consistent characters and capture the life and magic of the beach. I think I don't want too stylized, unless I really like the style. Colorful. It's crucial that you can create human characters that are consistent throughout the book. This will be a 32-page picture book, most likely with 14 or 15 spreads. You should have a strong illustration background, and be able to show several art samples with humans including children and beach scenery.