![We were chosen to illustration the opening of a new section in National Geographic Magazine, below is the way it was handled.](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/72989be4-469d-45fc-85d4-47ed135cadcf_rw_1200.jpg?h=49493058e76b873e9be56798e25e0dd3)
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://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/07462bd1-dcf2-4d36-9a06-bf9cad6a2975_rw_1200.jpg?h=c84177c83a5e11ae34aa93dee8b012db)
Initial sketch for Talking Trees
![Additional elements added to Talking Trees](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf6.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/7858a8b3-485e-483e-a154-8493dc2b0d6e_rw_1200.jpg?h=925c4100890f2f146351d842efe28180)
Additional elements added to Talking Trees
![Revised sketch for Talking Trees](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/2db85d6f-1dc0-4d8a-96f8-767d1903b71c_rw_1920.jpg?h=18b11db2b07d25cac0c1353a0c776dd1)
Revised sketch for Talking Trees
![Progress of the illustration for Talking Trees](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf2.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/dbc3ac3f-afb9-47f8-8d4e-40964f5998f1_rw_1200.jpg?h=28f30f495171b39a66a99c502e9b7a51)
Progress of the illustration for Talking Trees
![Close up, talking trees infographic](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf4.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/583c9701-42bb-45f9-84c9-52c6781908ed_rw_600.jpg?h=ada109719f04d0ae8bb82e4af4378520)
Close up, talking trees infographic
![One of the spot illustrations for Talking Trees](https://pro2-bar-s3-cdn-cf1.myportfolio.com/c2d3f15a-6498-4828-952e-31674d679022/9a2eff73-dcc0-4622-89fa-74617e1fa7b7_rw_1200.jpg?h=9014169d55b887a0f5e5053724dc06b8)
One of the spot illustrations for Talking Trees