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she/her - Why did you create this work?
I've written and illustrated this children's book about a child, Ino and his best friend, Bird. It's an inseparable duo, that colorful, cheerful Ino and his friend Bird, feathered in the deepest black. A story about a child with a metaphorical backpack who is learning to break through his hidden fears. I based this story loosely on my nephew and his overthinking and sensitive nature. - How were your illustrations used?
Selfpromotion - portfolio: this image is used as a book inside illustration. Up to now, I've finished a storyboard and several illustrated spreads. My final goal is to have this story published as a finished children's book. - What materials and techniques did you use?
I made these illustrations in soft, lightfast, waxy pencils. As a kind of collage, I drew the elements separate and digitally I've put them together in one coherent image. - Was this project commissioned?
Un-commissioned - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
evaneirynck.be - Instagram
@evaneirynck_illustrator - Biography
Eva Neirynck is an awardwinning illustrator from Ghent (BE). Eva finished her MA in Design at the Piet Zwart institute Rotterdam (NL), followed by an illustration course in Paris (FR). Eva illustrated for (Belgian) magazines and is working with publishers on different children's books, but also makes XL murals. She often draws soft and sensitive subjects. - Where are you currently based?
Belgium
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