Concept Images Sent To Illustrator
Book 1
The red crosses show the progress of the 3 x Australians on Houkura for book 1.
I initially was going to get my sister Rochelle to do the illustrations because she had some architectural experience but she wasn't available for the entire book. In the end, I'm glad Michael did the illustrations as he added the extra disrepair that I forgot to include in my own sketches.
This image was made solely for the website based on a royalty-free image I found on the web. I wish I had added it to the book - for clarity.
The red crosses show the progress of the 3 x Australians on Houkura for book 1.
Book 2
Thank goodness I had the original map electronically so that I could shrink it and print it out and then add on the rest of the map features.
This was slightly challenging for me: converting the original to a slightly aerial view just to capture the different entries that the 3 Aussies took to get to Marjory House.
After doing the sketch, I remember modelling as Arcken pinning Tarheen (Tasha) to the wall, which was quite funny since Tasha is so much taller than me.
Thank goodness I had the original map electronically so that I could shrink it and print it out and then add on the rest of the map features.