Vintage Book Week
Some illustrations made for a recent Instagram illustration challenge #VintageBookWeek to re-imagine some vintage Little Golden Book covers. I took the titles ‘The Shy Little Kitten’ and ‘The New Golden Song Book’, and made my own covers.
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmile Peruvian Potato Farmer Illustration](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmileSmall.jpg?resize=800%2C800&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmile](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenDetail1.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmile](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenDetail3.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmile](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenDetail2.jpg?resize=400%2C400&ssl=1)
These are the colour roughs I always produce to test out colour palettes for a final illustration… I liked some of the paler compositions but felt the turquoise gave the cover a boost for shelf appeal, and the white space behind the kitten some contrast so the character has impact when displayed as small-scale thumbnails too.
I love this piece of work so used it as my recent #KidLitArtPostcard design!
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenColourRoughs2](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenColourRoughsSmall.jpg?resize=1000%2C1000&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKitten](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-TheShyLittleKittenSmall.jpg?resize=700%2C700&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-Carousel-Black Peruvian Potato Farmer Illustration](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BryonyCrane-CarouselSmall.jpg?resize=900%2C900&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-Carousel-Black](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-CarouselZoom3.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-Carousel-Black](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-CarouselZoom2.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)
![BryonyCrane-Carousel-Black](https://i0.wp.com/bryonycrane.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BryonyCrane-CarouselZoom.jpg?resize=500%2C500&ssl=1)