This is my children's book spread. I took inspiration from Henry Darger as well as from an art installation of a small child in a spacey suit and hat crying. There was an accompanying installation from the same artist, but with several children holding hands and smiling.
I also used the sentiment about losing your way from Dot and the Kangaroo, an old 80s Australian children's cartoon.
When I was not getting the texture I wanted, I downloaded free illustrator watercolor brushes and started using them. The brushes were very thick and instead of fighting it, I went with it and started trying to work within this constraint.
Thanks to Speckyboy's online post of beautiful fonts for free I used, Jembo Hands.
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