Children's book illustrator
Illustrating children's books with watercolours is a very interesting process of observing and experimenting with the materials. It starts with a pencil sketch and then evolves to a whole sequence of the story taking on a fragile form till it reaches the first splashes of colour.
Working with watercolour teaches patience and at the same time it gives an opportunity for play.
"Five fairytales" - written by Valeri Petrov, published book by Trud CC. More than 40 watercolor illustrations for the five fairytales with many different characters in every season of the year.
"Pinocchio" - published by Trud CC. More than 30 watercolor illustrations for this classic story.
The Nutcracker is a book based on the ballet of the same name with a CD added to the book with the original music. The book leads the reader into the magical world of music and ballet.
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