Worlds behind the wall. Ragpicker's glass («Миры за стеной: Стекло старьёвщика»)
Text: Oksana Smirnova
Published by Nikea, 2021
All illustrations were drawn in Procreate with only two colours: black and orange
'Worlds behind the wall' is a series of books about a girl named Nastya, but everyone calls her Tyukha.
In the old courtyard lost in Moscow side streets there are two green kingdoms behind the brick wall of a factory - the possessions of the Plantains and the Thistles, the cozy Dukedome of Casilia, the Islands of Holes and even the End of the Earth. Not everyone can get there, but Tyukha gets a magic pass to the neighboring worlds and she is welcomed there because she knows how to bring good luck.
Book cover
Typography by Anastasia Novik (Nikea)
We wanted to make a collage of two worlds - cozy Moscow courtyards and Casilia's Castle - and main characters - Moscow girl named Tyukha and boys from other world - princes Rick Plantain and Tom Thistle. The magic glass is also appered on the back of the cover.
As the main colour of interior illustrations was orange, I decided to add cyan as a contrast on the cover illustration. Think it turned out great!
Illustrated book spine for whole series of five books
Sketches
I draw sketches with red pencil on office paper
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