Shawn's Big Fish

So the storyline finally arrived. I'm actually pretty thankful, 

it was an adorable story. Shawn's Big Fish, the story revolves

around a polar bear name Shawn. One morning, Shawn's mother

and his two brothers went to the pond to learn fishing. But

the entire trip didn't really do any good for Shawn. His brothers

caught fishes but not Shawn. He got teased, he was upset, he was 

sad and Mama Polar Bear tried to console him. He woke up the

next morning determined to catch himself a fish. So he practiced

and practiced, day after day. Finally, he caught himself a fish.. 

A BIG FAT FISH! Happy, and excited, he brought the fish home

and he was praised for his determination, perseverance. 

A very common moral-of-the-story. 

Creating the characters, clothing them and making them come

back to life is the most fun part for me. At first, there was a lot 

of feedback from Amy (my client), that Shawn and his brothers

looks like Cats. I was highly discouraged and disheartened when

I heard that. Therefore, I learned that everyone sees things very

differently. The Polar Bears that I see is as unique as this. 

We eventually came to an agreement to use this Polar bear 

because after all I am the illustrator and I am supposed to design

the character myself, not be told how to. Everything turned out 

wonderful at the end, and Amy was really happy. So, all is well! 

I had a good fun out of this project! I'd definitely do this again

if given another chance~ Wooohoo!  

So glad, we had this opportunity to illustrate a storybook.

This is a really good experience to have. Thank you,

LASALLE! 

with love,

NN