Simplifying the visual style

Moving away from colour

And then away from texture to create flat black and white illustrations.

Happy World Food Day!

On World Food Day, 16th Oct 2013

Let's not forget the small farmers whose big efforts feed the world.

Marla Spivak: Why bees are disappearing

A great understanding of the effects of disturbances in biodiversity.

Illustration Style Explorations

Here's a look at the possible directions in which the illustration style can head:

Silhouettes in water colour

well defined, coloured illustrations in water colour and pen

using textures as cut outs with silhouettes

black and white, silhouettes

well defined, detailed, black and white strokes.

The Plot

Here's a graph that charts the plot of the storybook, dividing it between the journey of the monkey through the entire timeline, interspersed with the accounts of the other characters.