01
Character
A readable silhouette, a gentle expression, and one small detail a child can remember.
Simbrush
Picture-book worlds for small quiet adventures.
Gentle illustrations for children’s books, covers, and stories that need their own world, soft atmosphere, and memorable characters.
Book world
The Little Fox and the Lantern
A fictional picture-book world built around one curious fox, a glowing lantern, and a quiet forest moment. Created as a portfolio project to explore character design, cover illustration, light, and atmosphere.
Start a projectProcess
Character first, then the world.
A children’s book needs more than one finished picture. The character has to work from the side, from the back, in different emotions, and in motion. Only then can the world feel believable.
02
Prop
The lantern is not decoration. It is the reason the fox enters the forest and the story begins.
03
Spread
The composition leaves room for text, pacing, and small moments that invite the reader back into the image.
Visual storytelling
A scene should feel like a place, not a banner.
A strong children’s book illustrator can hold atmosphere across a spread: light, rhythm, text, and room for a child’s imagination.
Collaboration
Have a story that needs pictures?
Simbrush can join a children’s book, editorial project, or personal story as an illustrator who builds atmosphere, characters, and a small visual world around your idea.