To help build my experience and portfolio, I have illustrated a few adaptations of classical children's books. I must admit, I was probably swayed by the films and TV series' adaptation of these books but I did try to remain true to the actual written characters. I've noticed that what authors do, that doesn't always appear in the film and TV adaptations, is give their characters a real description, not necessarily a 'media friendly' portrayal. When I say 'media-friendly', I mean what the media tends to go towards in terms of what 'beauty' is. Authors don't seem to worry about this so much, which is great, and something I would like to stay true to.

Like from Little Women, the character Amy has an upturned nose which she doesn't like. Anne is written as very tall and thin, and many other characters including Anne her self, don't really see her as a 'beauty'. I remember Hermione Granger from Harry Potter was written with big bushy hair and 'large' front teeth. I believe that all of this is incredibly important in children's books and illustrations. I believe it makes it clear for younger readers that they don't need to look like the 'media-friendly' actresses and models they see so much of. It's just part of their character.