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Here are a few pages I illustrated from the picture book "Game Maker" written by Brian Hanni and published by Ascend Books. The story follows James Naismith from his childhood through his invention of basketball and beyond.
Throughout the book, the color orange represents moments of invention and playfulness. Of course, this is ultimately represented by a basketball.
The book ends with some of the athletes who have been inspired by James Naismith's work. I don't usually do likenesses, but I think it worked out OK for this book.