Brave Tin Soldier

For my second project I decided to set my own brief based around children's illustration. I searched for existing children's stories, preferably looking for lesser known stories by the general public. I came across "The Brave Tin Soldier" originally written by Hans Christian Andersen. It's based around toys and tells a love story between a tin soldier and paper ballerina. 

I set myself a brief listing various criteria I had to meet for this project. 

•Design a book cover for the children’s story “The Brave Tin Soldier” by Hans Christian Andersen front and back.
•Research children’s artists
•Make character design sheets for three characters in the story
•Sketch image ideas for 3-4 scenes within the story
•Create 3-4 finalised vignettes from basic sketches 

Below are three different ideas for book cover designs.