Illustrating for Children: The Wonderful World of Nursery Rhymes

For my own pleasure, I've decided to illustrate a book of beloved nursery rhymes for children.  This will be a long process as there are so many good nursery rhymes, so I'll work on it at my leisure in between paying jobs.

Here is the process for the illustration of one of my favorites, "There was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe."

First, I sketched my basic idea using pencil and paper.  I then scanned my pencil drawing to my laptop, and began the painting process.  When I paint digitally, I operate the same way I would with conventional paints: I begin with the background and work my way forward.

And finally, the finished product!  Now just 199 nursery rhymes to go!