




I promised to show the final for the sketch of this piece in the post "School Days" to show a bit of how the drawing went from sketch to finish. I always try my very hardest to keep the original feel and energy when drawing anything final, which is challenging when tracing. I find I need to happy with faces and then I feel "friends" with the characters enough to go into the other elements. My art school drawing professors would be rolling their eyes to hear that approach, but hey! I need the spirit there first! When I packed them up to ship, I even missed these kids, but I am excited to see them in their new home: a finished chapter book.
So here are Ike and Esme on their sad walk home, missing Dad in Iraq. The chapter headers will be Esme's stuffed animals, alphabetized A (for aardvark) through Z (to zebra).
3 comments:
The stuffed animals would make a FANTASTIC wallpaper border in a baby's room. I don't know why I think that, but it totally would.
It's very cool to see the two versions! Thanks!
They are all so lovely! I love how you drew the hair on the kids. You maintained the liveliness of the sketch just perfectly. :)
AARDVARK!
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