Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Being Alert and Present

The project

USI illustrated Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Being Alert and Present for Howard Binkow. The project began with a character study and a trial illustration, made to match the existing series look.

Style

Classic soft-textured cartoon, continuing an existing series character.

Process

1. Trial illustration and character study, matching the established series look
2. Page sketches
3. Layered PSD finals
4. Cover and back 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.

Revisions : An "UPDATED ILLUSTRATIONS" folder of revised finals is evidence of a revision round.

Result

The book is out: Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns about Being Alert and Present. The listing (We Do Listen, hardcover, 32 pages, Apr 13, 2025, ISBN 9798218517045) credits "Illustrated by: US Illustrations".