Sketches, storyboard, and finished work for an unpublished picture book set in the Philippines about a little centipede and his family, a story written by Bobim Papasin.

Initial character sketches

Rough sketches
Proposed storyboard / book dummy sketches



Final working sketch: spread 1
The centipede family celebrate Aki's birthday and lay out a picnic spread of his favorite Filipino food.
The centipede family celebrate Aki's birthday and lay out a picnic spread of his favorite Filipino food.
Details of working sketch for spread 01

A native delicacy called kalamay-- sticky, sweetened rice porridge with brown sugar inside coconut husks

Aki the centipede with coconut juice in husks and rice cakes

Colored details, spread 1




Final spread 01

Working sketch: spread 02
The centipede family affirm their love for their son and look out over the valley. I was inspired to incorporate rice terraces and winding rivers into the scene from a trip to the Banaue Rice Terraces in Northern Luzon, Philippines in September 2011.
The centipede family affirm their love for their son and look out over the valley. I was inspired to incorporate rice terraces and winding rivers into the scene from a trip to the Banaue Rice Terraces in Northern Luzon, Philippines in September 2011.
Details from working sketch, spread 2


Colored details from spread 2




Final spread 02

Finished book spreads