When thinking about inspiration for my illustrations, and someone who I can base my design on it almost shouted out at me. Beatrix Potter's classic watercolour drawings of her woodland creatures such as; Peter Rabbit, Tim Kitten, Mr Tod and many more were the perfect example of how to encorporate small mammals into a childrens book.
Born July 28, 1866, Beatrix Potter spent a solitary childhood with long holidays in the country. On one of these trips, she wrote and illustrated a story for a sick friend, about four bunnies named Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail and Peter. She later published that story, and more than 20 others. Potter's tales of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Benjamin Bunny and others have become children's classics.
I also personally loved Potter's books as a child, and still as an adult find it amazing that she did all her drawings by hand and although they are traditional, are still timeless in the sense that the legacy she left behind with them is still standing today.
Time to make a mood board!
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