I’m experimenting with black and white because Grotsby might appear first as an older children’s chapter book, and in those the illustrations are often black and white or just two colours. Will try the two colour version next. Generally though – it’s been a while since I’ve drawn him (other than line sketches) so it’s good to be playing with ink and a dip pen again.
There’s always the same challenge – to balance my love of line with the need for tone, colour, texture – and trying to find a consistent working method – all without loosing the energy of the original sketch.
More challenging than many people think.
I’m off to talk to those lovely people at Bloomsbury again tomorrow – so wish me luck!
Natalie Eldred 
HI There! Love your work! I’m an author and I’m curious if you do work for hire on your own? I’m looking for something different for a project.
Yes, I do work for myself also, on a number of different projects. However, anything that is published in print must go through my agent. If you’d like to chat further then you can send me an e-mail via natalie@natalieeldred.uk or my contact page. Thanks for your positive comments, and for visiting my site! I’m going to take a look around yours now. Hope to hear from you.