Olive the Bunny
A project I worked on during my final year at uni. I wanted to create a children's book with my house rabbit as the main character.
An educational story that teaches children about popular landmarks around the world. Below are some page examples including texts and early concept ideas.
Below are some examples taken from the book.
It follows Olive, who’s hot air balloon gets hit by a bird strike, blows her away and she finds herself visiting a few of the many wonders of the world.
Hot hair balloon designs from book
Taking off
Bird strike
An example from the book I'm working on including rhyming texts
Landing by a suspension bridge under the stars
Dreaming of her adventure
"The Great Balloon Adventure' Front cover idea
Cover 2
Blurb
After story - Showing where the landmarks are from
After story - Showing where the landmarks are from
Olive in space sketches
Olive in space - Idea for another story
Bookmark designs
Testing line work
Sketches
Olive designs
Character concepts
Balloon ideas for story
Example pages
First page rough draft
First page 2nd rough draft
Page 2 rough draft
3rd page rough draft
4th page rough draft
5th page rough draft
Kremlin draft - Olive wearing an aviation hat
Small story about Olive learning to play the piano
Item designs in Olive's world
Uni project - Olive comic 'Olive Thoughts' - This was during the pandemic. I came up with a couple of comic panels showing mine and Olive's daily life whilst in quarantine
Uni project - Olive comic 'The Real Shenanigans' part 2 to the previous image
Uni project - Olive in quarantine - Cleaning her food after shopping
Uni project - Olive in quarantine 'Corona Boredom' - Wishing we could be outside rather than in
Uni project - Olive comic 'No Food'
Uni project - Olive's Christmas in Quarantine 'A Different Kind Of Christmas'
Uni project - Olive in quarantine - Playing with cards
Uni project - Olive in quarantine 'A Sunday In Lockdown' - Enjoying a relaxing day at home