The Pole

The Pole is a children's book I have been working on for the past few months. Co-wrote by me and my girlfriend Vicky, it centres around the small village of Staithes on the North East of England, and is a tale of friendship, acceptance, and anti-bullying.

The idea for this book came after a trip we took to the village and fell in love with it. Here you can see some of the photos I took of the scenery. The second image even includes the pole in which the book recieved it's name

So i started sketching away and played with some ideas. (These drawings are in one of the worst sketch books I have ever bought. Damn you The Works.)

And through playing on photoshop I was able to get to this style (which I really like).

Unfortunately though, I am still unsure about some of the characters in this image.