AYESHA

Five years illustrating children’s books. Character work is the bulk of her portfolio — casts, turnarounds and expression sheets — with a strong run of fantasy scenes alongside it. She works up rough sketches for approval first, so the cast is agreed before a single page is painted.

Book Cover Design
Character Design
Illustrations
Storyboarding

Children’s book cover illustration of a blue train pulling carriages lettered A, B, C, D, E and F through the hills

Children’s book cover illustration of children sliding down a rainbow arc through a pale sky

Children’s book cover illustration of a wooden rocket flying low over a bubbling green landscape

Children’s book cover illustration of children in a red rocket and an astronaut drifting along a rainbow among the planets

Character design for a children’s book showing Poodle Sue, a fluffy white poodle in a blue collar

Children’s book illustration of a wide-eyed girl in a yellow headband pressing her hands against a windowpane

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl in a gold crown, orange top and green shorts

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl with curly blonde hair holding a posy of flowers

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl with big curly hair, round glasses and green dungarees

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing a girl with plaits in blue dungarees from three views

Children’s book illustration of a girl examining a leaf through a magnifying glass

Children’s book illustration of a family of six standing among flowers beneath the words La la la, it’s Thursday

Character design for a children’s book showing a friendly brown bear standing upright

Character design for a children’s book showing a boy waving with a speech bubble reading Hi

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl with long wavy hair wearing a golden leaf crown

Character design for a children’s book showing a girl fairy in a pink tutu with translucent wings

Character study for a children’s book showing a girl’s head drawn twice, with afro puffs and with loose curls

Character design for a children’s book showing the same curly-haired boy in pyjamas and in his day clothes

Character design for a children’s book showing a red cartoon aeroplane with big friendly eyes

Character design for a children’s book showing a blue and white biplane with friendly eyes

Character design sheet for a children’s book showing a girl in a dress, a yellow raincoat and a yellow hood

Children’s book spread of astronauts drifting along a rainbow through space among planets and floating parcels

Children’s book illustration of a tiny mouse sitting in a bowl of soup on a chequered picnic table

Children’s book spread of two astronauts walking across a pink planet beneath a sky of stars and planets

Children’s book spread seen from above of a boy lying on a striped towel at the edge of the sea

Children’s book illustration of a girl with a bow and arrow on a woodland path, lettered children’s book illustrator

Children’s book spread of blue winged creatures flying among pink clouds with small birds around them

Two-panel children’s book illustration of a mother washing a small pet in a basin and sweeping the kitchen

Children’s book illustration of a mother working at her laptop while her toddler plays on the rug, lettered Busy Busy Busy

Children’s book illustration of a woman sweeping the kitchen while a child watches, lettered sweep sweep

Children’s book illustration of a mother and child brushing their teeth at the bathroom sink while the cat watches

Two-panel children’s book illustration of a mother saying no to a small boy, and the same child asleep in bed

Children’s book spread of a mother and boy in a garden full of birds, with a treehouse among the branches

Children’s book illustration of a small mouse sitting in a bowl of soup on a chequered tablecloth

Children’s book illustration of a little red car driving along a country road with a character at the wheel

Children’s book spread of bears playing among pine trees beside a hollow tree and mossy rocks

Children’s book spread of two bears standing in a hillside meadow full of white flowers

Four-panel children’s book illustration following bears through autumn leaves, rain, mountains and open water

Children’s book spread of a campfire by the trees at night as a bear rides a glowing wave beneath a full moon

Children’s book spread of a child sitting with a lantern in a tent in the night forest while two rabbits look on

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing a cartoon aeroplane with eyes drawn from several angles

Character sketch for a children’s book showing two fairy characters with antennae, one wearing a tutu

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing a pickup truck with eyes drawn from several angles

Line artwork for a children’s book spread showing banks of cloud above a line of trees

Character construction sketch for a children’s book showing a bear built up from guide lines, with colour swatches

Character turnaround sketch for a children’s book showing a bear from four angles with its colour swatches

Line artwork for a children’s book spread showing bears among mushrooms and trees beside an open road

Line artwork for a children’s book spread showing three bears close up with space left for the text

Line artwork for a children’s book spread showing a rocky den among the trees of a forest

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing four bears in striped tops and aprons

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing children with afro puffs and curls in several poses

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing three labelled designs: Mom, Teacher and Fairy

Character sketch sheet for a children’s book showing Lumi in several poses alongside a flamingo character

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