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It was serendipitous when I met Hazel Edwards, author of 'There's a Hippopotomous on my Roof Eating Cake.' I was watching my kids at the playground when she sat down beside me on the park bench and started chatting. And before you know it, we are collaborating on a series of eBook publications. Both the Frequent Flyer and Project Spy Kids mystery series (for ages 7-10) are available in my Book Shop.

The process of adapting my illustrations to a style, that was usable on an eReader rather than in print, was a tricky one. Below is the process I used.

STEP ONE

After a series of thumbnails and researching kids fashion and airport interiors on the web, I sketched a full size rough, scanned it in and placed it as a jpg into a new document in Adobe Illustrator CS5.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

STEP TWO

Next I used the pen tool to trace the shapes.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

STEP THREE

I used the colour palette and gradient tools to give the shapes tone and form.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

STEP FOUR

Lastly I added the background and did the type setting. I tried to keep the feel of the colour palette within a 70's retro/industrial theme.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

STEP FIVE

I created chapter heading and paragraph divider illustrations and saved them for 'Web & Devices' so they could be placed directly into my ePub file.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

THERE YOU HAVE IT
For each book in the series I kept the same layout but changed the dominant colour and text. The aim was to make sure the simple vector illustrations looked good as small and large jpgs on devices ranging from iPhones to iPads, as well as visually holding together as a series.

© Jane Connory, 2011.

Get your kids into reading and check out the Frequent Flyer eBooks (for ages 7-10) in my Book Shop. Enjoy!