I made this last night, and I have to say there's something about pen and flatter colors that I miss like mega woah. I will say that the tree may need a little more texture, but I think there's got to be some way to balance the two highly similar styles I've been using.
I was intending this illustration to be a promotional mailer or a front page... but looking at it in comparison with my other work, there's no way I can honestly call this a good representation of what I do. It's just nice, and another portfolio piece.
As far as how it could be applied outside of my own needs, I intend to come up with a little layout to display the image as an editorial illustration for an article about D-I-Y-ers learning to accept that there's chores you do need to "call a guy" for.
I think the drawing on the second version is better, but overall I still like the composition of the first one best. I miss the shadow and the perspective of the first, and I failed to capture the same level of sneakiness in his stance with the second one. But I'll be damned if I do this (fur, king) bear another time.
This is the notebook I made. And yes, there is a picture of a bunny rabbit hanging in my cubical.
Aww cute widdle tasmanian devil. I made this book. Those are his claw marks.
We're scheduled to review everyone's images for the portfolio day postcard today. One lucky dreamer will have their life's aspirations fulfilled and be selected as the winner. Their image will be mass produced and mailed out to a bunch of art directors so we may beg them to come and look at our little workbooks.
Sketch Round One.
