‘The Moon from Dehradun’ is out on shelves and online today.
Beautifully written by @shirinshamsi1 , published by @simonkids , the story is based on Shirin’s mother’s experience during the partition. I had the privilege of this being my picture book to illustrate.
I cannot stress enough how important this book was for me in its substance.
The story follows a girl named Azra who accidentally leaves her favorite doll behind when her family has to all of a sudden move from Dehradun to Lahore, in the midst of the Partition of India.
After diving in to research for the book and getting as much information and pictures from the Author’s family, I arrived at the design of the family here. This evolved a bit in some details as I got through the book.
Hope to share more in the coming weeks!
Order link in bio (or hopefully available in a bookstore near you)
#themoonfromdehradun #indiapakistanpartition #picturebook #illustration #kidlitart
‘The Moon from Dehradun’ is out on shelves and online today.
Beautifully written by @shirinshamsi1 , published by @simonkids , the story is based on Shirin’s mother’s experience during the partition. I had the privilege of this being my picture book to illustrate.
I cannot stress enough how important this book was for me in its substance.
The story follows a girl named Azra who accidentally leaves her favorite doll behind when her family has to all of a sudden move from Dehradun to Lahore, in the midst of the Partition of India.
After diving in to research for the book and getting as much information and pictures from the Author’s family, I arrived at the design of the family here. This evolved a bit in some details as I got through the book.
Hope to share more in the coming weeks!
Order link in bio (or hopefully available in a bookstore near you)
#themoonfromdehradun #indiapakistanpartition #picturebook #illustration #kidlitart
Excited to share the first image of our short film, ‘Chaat’.
A film by Tarun Lak, produced by Lara Arikan.
Be sure to follow @chaat_shortfilm for regular updates on the film’s progress. We have some amazing artists on the crew and we’re really looking forward to sharing their work with everyone. This lovely development piece is by Anjali Vaikil @av.scribs
#chaatshortfilm #chaat #streetfood #animation
So excited to share the cover of the first picture book I’ve had the pleasure to illustrate. Set during the partition of India and Pakistan 😭 ‘The Moon from Dehradun: A Story of Partition’ is written by the talented @shirinshamsi1 and is being published by @simonandschuster this August, on the 75th anniversary of the partition.
Honored to have illustrated something so heartfelt, in the context of a heartbreaking and important moment in the Indian subcontinent’s history.
Unreal to see it listed online.
Preorder it from the link here or in my bio.
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Moon-from-Dehradun/Shirin-Shamsi/9781665906791
#themoonfromdehradun #picturebook #simonandschuster #kidlitillustration #picturebookcover #india #pakistan #partition
“Clickety-clack, chugging along the track. We cannot go back”
This was the first spread I worked on for ‘The Moon from Dehradun’ 🌙 and also took the longest. It was the heaviest scene to draw to carry the reality of hoards of people having to flee across the border on trains, literally packed to the roofs of the carriages. I tried to show a little story with each of the individual people in the crowd, since they would’ve all had a unique experience going through the traumatic Partition.
This still being Azra’s story, it was important to show it from her point of view. I played with a few compositions before landing on this one, with the help of my art director on the project.
A print of this will be hung up at the Original Art Show by the Society of Illustrators in New York. If you’re around November 10 to February, feel free to drop by. I’m thrilled to be featured in their show.
Text by @shirinshamsi1 ✨
Published by @simonkids
#themoonfromdehradun #picturebook #illustration
#indiapakistan #partition #kidlitart
“Clickety-clack, chugging along the track. We cannot go back”
This was the first spread I worked on for ‘The Moon from Dehradun’ 🌙 and also took the longest. It was the heaviest scene to draw to carry the reality of hoards of people having to flee across the border on trains, literally packed to the roofs of the carriages. I tried to show a little story with each of the individual people in the crowd, since they would’ve all had a unique experience going through the traumatic Partition.
This still being Azra’s story, it was important to show it from her point of view. I played with a few compositions before landing on this one, with the help of my art director on the project.
A print of this will be hung up at the Original Art Show by the Society of Illustrators in New York. If you’re around November 10 to February, feel free to drop by. I’m thrilled to be featured in their show.
Text by @shirinshamsi1 ✨
Published by @simonkids
#themoonfromdehradun #picturebook #illustration
#indiapakistan #partition #kidlitart
“Clickety-clack, chugging along the track. We cannot go back”
This was the first spread I worked on for ‘The Moon from Dehradun’ 🌙 and also took the longest. It was the heaviest scene to draw to carry the reality of hoards of people having to flee across the border on trains, literally packed to the roofs of the carriages. I tried to show a little story with each of the individual people in the crowd, since they would’ve all had a unique experience going through the traumatic Partition.
This still being Azra’s story, it was important to show it from her point of view. I played with a few compositions before landing on this one, with the help of my art director on the project.
A print of this will be hung up at the Original Art Show by the Society of Illustrators in New York. If you’re around November 10 to February, feel free to drop by. I’m thrilled to be featured in their show.
Text by @shirinshamsi1 ✨
Published by @simonkids
#themoonfromdehradun #picturebook #illustration
#indiapakistan #partition #kidlitart
“Clickety-clack, chugging along the track. We cannot go back”
This was the first spread I worked on for ‘The Moon from Dehradun’ 🌙 and also took the longest. It was the heaviest scene to draw to carry the reality of hoards of people having to flee across the border on trains, literally packed to the roofs of the carriages. I tried to show a little story with each of the individual people in the crowd, since they would’ve all had a unique experience going through the traumatic Partition.
This still being Azra’s story, it was important to show it from her point of view. I played with a few compositions before landing on this one, with the help of my art director on the project.
A print of this will be hung up at the Original Art Show by the Society of Illustrators in New York. If you’re around November 10 to February, feel free to drop by. I’m thrilled to be featured in their show.
Text by @shirinshamsi1 ✨
Published by @simonkids
#themoonfromdehradun #picturebook #illustration
#indiapakistan #partition #kidlitart
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Highlights of my recent sketches from my trip to India.
This was planned to be longer covering more places, but unfortunately Covid had other ideas.
Some of these are more successful than others. I’m not a watercolor artist by any means, but these were fun to do.
#sketchbook #watercolor #ink #india #chennai #bengaluru #sketches
Turkey 🇹🇷✨
Had a great time visiting beautiful Istanbul for the first time. Although I didn’t get a chance to sketch as much as I’d like, here’s a few I did.
#istanbul #turkey #travelsketch #watercolor #sketchbook Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey 🇹🇷✨
Had a great time visiting beautiful Istanbul for the first time. Although I didn’t get a chance to sketch as much as I’d like, here’s a few I did.
#istanbul #turkey #travelsketch #watercolor #sketchbook Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey 🇹🇷✨
Had a great time visiting beautiful Istanbul for the first time. Although I didn’t get a chance to sketch as much as I’d like, here’s a few I did.
#istanbul #turkey #travelsketch #watercolor #sketchbook Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey 🇹🇷✨
Had a great time visiting beautiful Istanbul for the first time. Although I didn’t get a chance to sketch as much as I’d like, here’s a few I did.
#istanbul #turkey #travelsketch #watercolor #sketchbook Istanbul, Turkey
“The truck races fast down the road. My heart races too, and the moon chases after us”
A spread from ‘The Moon from Dehradun’
During my research studying the partition, I was struck by some difficult imagery. Violence erupting in streets, people vacating their homes carrying only whatever they could manage on their backs, just because they found themselves in the “wrong” side of the border.
It was a good challenge trying to balance how Azra was feeling in the moment, and showing what was happening around her, while being sensitive to how much violence could be implied in a children’s book.
The rough and the final.
Text by @shirinshamsi1
#themoonfromdehradun #illustration #picturebook #indiapakistan #1947 #dehradun #kidlitart
“The truck races fast down the road. My heart races too, and the moon chases after us”
A spread from ‘The Moon from Dehradun’
During my research studying the partition, I was struck by some difficult imagery. Violence erupting in streets, people vacating their homes carrying only whatever they could manage on their backs, just because they found themselves in the “wrong” side of the border.
It was a good challenge trying to balance how Azra was feeling in the moment, and showing what was happening around her, while being sensitive to how much violence could be implied in a children’s book.
The rough and the final.
Text by @shirinshamsi1
#themoonfromdehradun #illustration #picturebook #indiapakistan #1947 #dehradun #kidlitart
“The truck races fast down the road. My heart races too, and the moon chases after us”
A spread from ‘The Moon from Dehradun’
During my research studying the partition, I was struck by some difficult imagery. Violence erupting in streets, people vacating their homes carrying only whatever they could manage on their backs, just because they found themselves in the “wrong” side of the border.
It was a good challenge trying to balance how Azra was feeling in the moment, and showing what was happening around her, while being sensitive to how much violence could be implied in a children’s book.
The rough and the final.
Text by @shirinshamsi1
#themoonfromdehradun #illustration #picturebook #indiapakistan #1947 #dehradun #kidlitart
“The truck races fast down the road. My heart races too, and the moon chases after us”
A spread from ‘The Moon from Dehradun’
During my research studying the partition, I was struck by some difficult imagery. Violence erupting in streets, people vacating their homes carrying only whatever they could manage on their backs, just because they found themselves in the “wrong” side of the border.
It was a good challenge trying to balance how Azra was feeling in the moment, and showing what was happening around her, while being sensitive to how much violence could be implied in a children’s book.
The rough and the final.
Text by @shirinshamsi1
#themoonfromdehradun #illustration #picturebook #indiapakistan #1947 #dehradun #kidlitart
“The truck races fast down the road. My heart races too, and the moon chases after us”
A spread from ‘The Moon from Dehradun’
During my research studying the partition, I was struck by some difficult imagery. Violence erupting in streets, people vacating their homes carrying only whatever they could manage on their backs, just because they found themselves in the “wrong” side of the border.
It was a good challenge trying to balance how Azra was feeling in the moment, and showing what was happening around her, while being sensitive to how much violence could be implied in a children’s book.
The rough and the final.
Text by @shirinshamsi1
#themoonfromdehradun #illustration #picturebook #indiapakistan #1947 #dehradun #kidlitart
El Cerrito neighborhoods ✨
#bayarea #elcerrito #neighborhood #digitalpainting
