![We were chosen to illustration the opening of a new section in National Geographic Magazine, below is the way it was handled.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/6e8d01aa-1451-4a47-baac-3d2c4e6b47cf_rw_1200.jpg?h=989b96acb37ca1a08047c677316d1749)
We were chosen to illustration the opening of a new section in National Geographic Magazine, below is the way it was handled.
![Initial sketch for Talking Trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/f74b9816-c159-44d2-9fcc-86208fafdd54_rw_1200.jpg?h=bf12f3cb0ae93fff740b21e4da7e2d23)
Initial sketch for Talking Trees
![Additional elements added to Talking Trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/85f473ff-5e3b-42f9-9a5b-5ba280f8eb56_rw_1200.jpg?h=b684e529ee1bf20cae97888460d2f7f7)
Additional elements added to Talking Trees
![Revised sketch for Talking Trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/d661c014-35e1-43e5-8b2e-404295289740_rw_1920.jpg?h=9f04cdb51e163033605ed5a57b2c3bd1)
Revised sketch for Talking Trees
![Progress of the illustration for Talking Trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/5721a65c-2691-4f0c-a216-222c0c429025_rw_1200.jpg?h=77502d17120ae8118077e93aea773bcb)
Progress of the illustration for Talking Trees
![Bit more progress here](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/e8f760ae-52f4-4d0e-bcec-02033c839314_rw_1200.jpg?h=77dea05f8476fb743cfd0a9ae6549431)
Bit more progress here
![Basically the final, except for color changes that were made to the illustration of Talking Trees.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/0a358bda-ddab-4bf4-ab10-492f679500d8_rw_1200.jpg?h=8f3590aea6e57788d94854eaccf3c316)
Basically the final, except for color changes that were made to the illustration of Talking Trees.
![Close up](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/2b0123a7-0a2e-4e4a-8d6a-2b6e7707f761_rw_600.jpg?h=e74930295a75f5cca75bf5ecdc55d92f)
Close up
![One of the spot illustrations for Talking Trees](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/f970bec91caea68a8c20114d1613dd40/b898b3ba-27dc-4768-b6ee-b90213b4a767_rw_1200.jpg?h=d283eb48a84f6f7da8874df23e5f24c8)
One of the spot illustrations for Talking Trees