Woooo I'm going to be a childrens book illustrator!!

Hi guys!! I've been so busy, I know its been much too long without a blog update.
I am so excited though, because I'm a soon to be published childrens illustrator. December 1 is the release date, though it might need to wait a little longer also as we're just getting some small details finalised.

This is the cover of the book. Its called "Erik The young Viking".

I stumbled across the jobs section on deviant art in July at some point and applied for a job being a childrens book illustrator for an up and coming publisher and writer in America, and BINGO! He chose me!! *happy dance*

Its been a long slog, but its totally been worth it. The author is pretty much 'the perfect client' and listens to my advice (and I listen to his opinions too!) about the book. It's always been my dream to be an illustrator and it's finally coming true. That doesn't mean I want to just stop at one though!

The cover went through many changes. The author eventually decided on the one above though, and that is because it is more general about the characters. There is talk of more than one book, so a general friendly introduction to the characters seems a better idea in any case.

Even though it didn't get chosen, this cover is still my favoruite. Its probably better used inside the book, but all of the illustrations have already been done anyway.

So what do you guys think? You can find more of my work...

http://kekoillustrations.daportfolio.com/gallery/622060#2

http://kittyanne-nya.deviantart.com/

Catch you all later for another blog ^__^