Although I like seeing finished artwork when it comes in, I get more excited earlier in the process, on receipt of roughs. I think it is because though the final artwork is usually very accomplished it is in the roughs that the draftsmanship can be seen.
So here are a few recent examples:
Nick Hardcastle:
![]() Bleak House |
![]() Bleak House |
Mike McKeever:

Monkey King
Sonia Kretschmar:

Under the Bridge

Under the Bridge
Jamel Akib:

The Young Ghost
Adam Hunter Peck:

Country of the Blind




Parragon: First Readers
Penguin Active Readers: Covers
Firecrest: Project Learning - Mammals
Oxford Reading Tree: Snapdragons stage 1
Firecrest: Day and Night - Everglades
Ransom: Goal!
Ransom: Boffin Boy
Penguin Active Readers: Stories of Other Worlds
Firecrest: Animal Faces
Oxford Reading Tree: Snapdragons stage 2