I've put the story of the cover from the book in the alt text of the first photo.

The big 'lost in translation' moment was concerning the first pencil sketch where I wanted to convey that the hand should be holding a paintbrush, not a pencil.

My poor Khmer didn't get this across correctly and Sai Sokheang replied saying that this was just a pencil sketch and that the final piece would be painted.

This pencil-paint impasse continued until we somehow broke through it, resulting in the later colour sketch that did indeed have a paintbrush in the hand.

I was then expecting a third sketch in response to my feedback, but one day I happened to look in to find him working on the final piece.

#Kratie #Cambodia #Khmer #LostInTranslation #SignPainting

@martinsteiger Gibts europäische Alternativen zu DeepL? Falls ja, wäre ich als Nicht-Nerdin für einen Tipp dankbar.

#lostintranslation #fedihelp