Half of the front cover with a blue wave background. Understanding Our Underwater Cousins An Aquatic Animal Activity Book by Valerie Monckton & Wasseem Emam and Illustrated by Travis Jeans. The illustration is a scene under the ocean looking toward beams of light with fish swimming toward the point of view. There are a variety of fish including skilfish, seabass, tiger shrimp, milkfish, sablefish, and a greenland shark with coral behind them.

The front cover in full. In addition to the previously mentioned details, further below are european lobsters, an octopus, and a manta ray with seaweed and a starfish on the sandy sea floor.

ESR Book Cover

Written by Valerie Monckton and Wasseem Emam of Ethical Seafood Research and illustrated by Travis Jeans, Understanding Our Underwater Cousins explores the hidden world of aquatic animal welfare, guiding readers through the blue with engaging illustrations and thought-provoking activities.

Detail

I designed and illustrated the front and back cover (including spine) which feature multicolour illustrations of aquatic animals free in their natural habitat - some recognisable fish might be anchovies, mackerel, sablefish, lobsters, and tiger shrimp.

I worked with one of the book's authors, Valerie Monckton, to ensure the visuals adhered to the ESR brand guidelines and would appeal to the target audience.

This collaboration would not have been possible without the help of the Vegan Hacktivists job board The Playground!

Tools used include Clip Studio Paint, Affinity Designer and Affinity Publisher.

For more, see ESR Book Illustrations.

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