Stapleless book (initial drawings to finished design)

To start of the production of my Stapleless Book, I first sketched out the heads of the horses I wanted in my book. To create variety within my book, I used different breeds of horses. I used a HB pencil to sketch the basic shape, and using a fine liner I added the details.

I wanted my book to be interesting and have humorous qualities, so I changed the horses into unicorns with the use of ice cream cones.

After scanning in my inked drawings, I opened the scan into photoshop and altered the threshold so that I was left with a pure black and white image. By then selecting and erasing the white left over, I created a transparent line art layer which I could work beneath for a nice clean finish.

This is how the book looked before printing. I am happy with the consistency of the consisted, and I really like the vibrancy of the aqua tones. 

I really like the cover of the book as it sets the theme, and I find the pun used to be amusing. I think that the use of a pun works well in the title as it is memorable.

This will be on the flip side of the book, so that when you open it up, it includes a poster of the subject matter.

I really like the composition as it reminds me of the "That's all folks!" sequence from the popular children's cartoon 'Loony Toons'. 

I also think that the expression of the horse is very amusing and adds a sense of comic relief to my book.

The only thing I think could be improved would be the colour, as I find the use of one tone-set to be somewhat monotonous. However, it was my brief to only use one colour group, so I shall keep it the way it is.