Hello there! 

Here is a step-by-step for how each page spread is done and an image sample. (See bottom of this page for why I did this...think Picture Picture).

Chapters 1-3 1/2 are completed thus far! There will be 8 chapters in the "Wonderful World" book: Ch. 1, Humans; Ch. 2, Animals; Ch. 3, Birds, Bugs; Ch. 4, Amphibians, Aquatic, Reptiles; Ch. 5, Food, Herbs, Spices; Ch. 6, Flowers, Plants, Trees; Ch. 7, Elements, Fossils, Rocks; Ch. 8, Solar System.

Steps for Each Image
(This sample is for Songbirds, Chapter 3, pages 58-59)
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Each chapter will have its own 'look'. I'm on Chapter 3, and it has a subtle watercolor, pen and ink look. I want the images in the book to be recognizable so I don't alter them too much.
Picture
ENLARGE
STEP 1: Find public domain image.
STEP 2: Remove background. Use watercolor action. An action are steps that speed up the image alteration. This action has 55 steps. (Photoshop)
STEP 3: Place line around image through watercolor action steps and blur. (Photoshop)
STEP 4: Manually erase parts of the line. (Photoshop)
STEP 5: Manually clone parts from original image to watercolor image. Like the details; eyes, beak, feet, and some feathers. (Photoshop)
STEP 6: Manually soften (smudge) a few feathers...cuz they are birds and they are fluffy! (Photoshop)
STEP 7: Place final image in book. (InDesign)
SELECT IMAGE TO ENLARGE
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Steps for each "Wonderful World" Book Page Spread
(This sample is for Marsupials, Chapter 2, pages 54-55)
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Before I start each chapter I figure out the categories that will go on each page spread. For example: Animals Chapter: Elephants, Rodents, Bats... Once that is done I do the following steps.

STEP 1: Determine 8-12 different images for each chapter category.
STEP 2: Find images. Place in Photoshop file.
STEP 3: Credit images. (Photoshop)
STEP 4: Roughly crop images. (Photoshop)
STEP 5: Place images in rough layout. (InDesign) 
STEP 6: Apply different filters and finalize images. Making them lighter, as printing darkens them. (Photoshop)
STEP 7: Place finalized images. Modify layout, if needed. (InDesign)
STEP 8: Add bible verse for each page spread. (InDesign) 
STEP 9: Add facts to images. (InDesign) 
STEP 10: Add line separations and caption for Sophie the seahorse. (InDesign) 
STEP 11: Add background image. (Photoshop)
STEP 12: Roughen header text and place color behind it. (Illustrator/Photoshop)
I always loved watching 'Picture Picture' from Mr. Roger's Neighborhood when our daughter was small. (Who am I kidding, I still like it!) Picture Picture was a part of the program where they would show various videos on how things were made; like cheerios, crayons, or pretzels. It always intrigues me to see how things are made or put together and how much work it took. I also enjoyed the people Mr. Rogers' would come in contact with and his kindness always showed through.

​Here's a Mr. Roger's Picture Picture on how erasers are made. And here's 10 videos from Mr. Roger's of other things like; cheerios, graham crackers, milk, and toothpaste...

Mr. Roger's singing, It's You I Like.