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Hear Me Roar

Domenico the dinosaur is trying to find his roar. Will he be able to let out a loud and strong one?

100% human-made
Unlimited revisions, from sketch to final color
Cover art of a little dinosaur roaring with fiery background, Hear Me Roar
The finished cover ✨
Bold cartoon 2D
illustration style
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30
pages
page count
14
full-color illustrations
Format
8.5 × 8.5 in paperback and hardcover

Pinned to our studio wall

The project

USI illustrated Hear Me Roar for Marianna Buffolino. The project included a character design, 16 sketch files (including the cover) and 16 final files.

Style

Bold, saturated cartoon 2D with a dinosaur hero.

Process

  1. Character design
  2. Sketches, including a cover sketch
  3. Color
  4. Cover

Every page was drawn by hand. The author approved the full storyboard before final art, and revisions were unlimited from sketch to final color.

Result

The book is out: Hear Me Roar.

Marianna came back for two more books (a 2nd book and a nursery rhyme book).

Characters
Line art
Color
Cover & layout
Color illustration of Domenico the dinosaur in a forest, Hear Me Roar
Color illustration of dinosaurs in a sunny forest, Hear Me Roar
Pencil sketch of a little dinosaur in a forest for Hear Me Roar
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