The art director's comments are above each sketch.
The book was originally called The Heart Wish.
The main character lives in Manhattan and works as a seamstress for a high end clothier.
She goes ice skating in Central Park one night and meets some special.
I choose to focus on the first point and drew some seamstresses.
(I draw the sketches by hand and then scan into the computer and alter in photoshop)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6f2fmkJic4tr0s06Koqnjjmgk_Ae8Dbu888xAjwGy_Qgo-QaSzEnLMpzGgTQhILisf_8EUxHxw7389jZzYLp1UOpyvLF0in8YNubbKJ5crM2yVP-dxZx-QUv-8r31ozjGsoqSkp6jPYA/s400/seamtresses.jpg)
"We like seamstress 2.
Can you add a snooty customer and the title?"
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl7zRIaQw5nqq8GnESnb0pHWx7LsfoL6HvidcKb-PBtO2vQEfpRxUHHn_z5XcPysURiBWVeDPITDR2jvLnkMT_B-drlK6z_iPzpoLWgSoHx2IcxsGHaDjZcCHrQepAxN_Ea6lu_BQo3NI/s400/seamstress2.jpg)
Whoops -
The editor has decided we should concentrate on the Skating in Central park.
Can you draw some skaters?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQVXxl2U2ifB-pBVdwLNuG1MGFGIihwGWKneG_DdWu81L7_1t9N7vY0vzZjmkI2YZkrunkTdCpCp6lyi_OVGSoHLRICnsJBsRNySiFlWSTf8T7N-1-WmH88rA8V60KErosunoF8QKm_Yg/s400/skater+1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt8uaGbA_2YOiVSpwroIgV4SXaS38f8PBpPtDfXaC5s4RkVEH2BFpZza2VjjcCOIfOJZKSp2qYhNqGlZFAlCNdqVuhZbE0WCIcNs6zQs7p79q3sQ5vj1YhT1Z12kax_xs3dIbM43QsEI/s400/skating3.jpg)
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We like 3.
Can you crop it more?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoyg5dNh2HotiS0IzKap6l5LkNiF5jA8ITnCUsnVoIkjJaBbvJKYxAyCQ9iEnfLovgqUL4mff7vASISE0leTiBKFNVSlQSX0Y5fYk0Nvdpy8FikjMaDHuq9c_3hqVJiTu10EdMhhzgqOg/s400/b%252Bw+crop.jpg)
The title has been changed to "I wished for you"! Please change.
Also the heroine has a cat... Please add a cat.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl3kC8kQObZYSTHOm3v96roUtb1Lauq2G8BgHCKhSbBEq2IlNklmtVmtrNqaEdsxScMFJubwDQwfci8S1jNq4mqvYXNN9AQSsT1Ui3_SHs0tApFpBG-Xq6_rtNKmotUVK2V3x6xY9dcFk/s400/new+title+%252B+cat.jpg)
Good. Go to colour.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilZv6v8S2kzw1eSEFGHf_RKxUhhG2UJcxfzyMdPOe04wXCFbGDrgEPuYh9eiuXt8goKWYI5p7grTJK11Lxpza1TinoSIAHGmXNRExPmbjVgt8I6R77Zg6QzB77OKpAdKfCvVK45q3DqM/s400/COLOUR+NEW+COVER.jpg)
After a few more colour tweeks the art director Justinia adds the author's name and pull quote.
Here is the final cover. (As you can see the cat didn't make it!)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgICTmSJGl_dHaEV89qJPS_NEdPm3RVi0s5bH1Y3tuohE2dF9bgFKWwrsXz_zgludeMwZjSbPU89tDlzNqAXXdRH25EcAT75n_DWF5HZ1q7VqFzpUBerj961J1J2P6Jle-IMOF31dJ7YeQ/s400/FINAL+COVER.jpg)