I am really excited about how this illustration turned out. It came with a lot of work and rework. Here are the first two attempts:
I got about half way painting this first one and found that I was having a hard time painting the light and shadows. I had made the lighting too extreme. The composition was really cluttered with everything happening on a linear plane. The rejoicing friends also seemed disconnected from the retrieval of the coin.
I worked on redrawing with Sara in her studio. She let me use her light box to move my animals around and rework the back ground. I liked it and began to go over my lines with pen and realized that my new pen was a lot thicker than my normal one. So I had to trash it. I started tracing again until Sara came over turned all my illustrations upside down and told me to just start completely over. Er!.....ok. I worked and worked and took about 3 days to redraw it. But I am so glad that I did! I feel like the piece is a lot stronger.
Holy Smokes. Great job. I agree about your first piece and the need for reworking, and applaud your hard work. It certainly paid off. Beautiful execution and characterization.
ReplyDeleteThis is soooo wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThis is really, really fabulous!
ReplyDeleteLove the frog!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable bunch of critters! So wonderfully painted, too. Kudos on re-working until you got where you wanted to be! Many people wouldn't have the patience for that. I have to agree the frog is pretty awesome.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love the ears on the rabbit holding the string - so intense. The shift in perspective made a huge difference in the feel of the piece.
ReplyDeleteAdorable. I really like the lighting of the second one--it really drives home the idea of the search, that frantic spotlighting in the wake of something lost. I especially love the sewing machine stack! They are both lovely drawings. x
ReplyDeleteI love it! Changing the perspective adds some interesting dimension to the painting. I also feel your eye is more focused on retrieving the coin more than with the other versions.
ReplyDeleteReally lovely drawing! I like your colors and the playfulness of the illustration!
ReplyDeleteLOVE. It turned out awesome.
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