First stage with pencil.
Setup the drawing and find the 
right proportions.
This illustration is again a 
full page.

With pen & ink I draw the 
final lines and composition.
The trees are placed and
also the cactus.
Yes, this has to be the 
setup.

I made with pastel the
larger parts.
With color pencil I draw the 
kids and other smaller parts.
After that with pen and ink 
the details.

A new illustration.
The kids are sleeping outside the 
house.
It has to be a scary illustration.

Sleeping outside and eyes 
watching him.
I made first the setup in ink. 
This after the few pencil lines.

The final illustration.
The boy sleeping outside.
A dark illustration with a lot 
of eyes around him.

The next illustration.
Problems with the old 
Toyota truck.
Middle in nowhere.
First stage the pencil lines.

The illustration with pen & ink.
A few details to work out later.

The illustration is ready.
With full color and all the 
details of the truck. 

An other illustration of that 
old car.
Now the aunt is outside the car.
The two kids sitting and waiting.

The most details already on the 
illustration placed.
In the last stage the other small 
detailswill be added

All the details finally placed.
This is only possible with 
pen & ink.

Water bottles.
The first sketch.

More details made by
pen and ink

The small illustration is ready.
Only 4 X 5 cm are the small
illustrations.

Cookies!!
Yes, these are made of sand!

Stage two
Some details in this 4 X 5 cm 
illustration.

The final illustration.
Perfect cookies for aunt.

Jewelry box.
Also a small illustration.
So it can be in the text.

More details made and now I
have find nice colors.

The final jewelry box
With rings and pearls.

The uncle is telling the kids 
a small story about big crabs.
He was the bravest one!

Again with pen and ink I made
the most details.
Now I have a good look how the
illustration will be later.

The final illustration.
Yes exactly how I want it, 
and have it in my mind.

The kids are learning a small
theatrical play.
For the right composition
first the pencil setup.

With pen & ink I added more 
details.
I think this will be good.

The final illustration with 
all the bright colors and a 
good composition.

We need a sheep
Yes, first again the few 
pencil lines.

Pen & ink for the details.

Color and as last stage again
pen and ink for the details.
A beautiful image!