If you've been wondering what's been occupying my time recently,
this is it! The Northern Ohio SCBWI conference is this weekend, and I
decided to enter this year's calendar contest again!
The contest organizers gave us artists full rein this year, and
we could draw whatever we wanted. While I was considering the topic of
children's writing and illustrating, this little jaguar cub popped into
my head. He's kicking back with a good novel--and naturally it's The Jungle Book. It
was fun imagining how a cub would react to Mowgli's adventure.
(Although, I imagine his favorite characters would be Bagheera and
Shere Khan!)
Boy, have I learned a lot since last year's contest! (You can see my 2012 entry here.) It's encouraging to see how much I've improved as a
digital artist over the past twelve months. This entry was so much fun
to do! I tried some new things, like making my own jungle foliage brushes
and experimenting with light sources. I'm also feeling a bit more
comfortable with painting backgrounds. (They're not quite as
intimidating as they used to be!) Overall, I'm very happy with this
piece and am optimistic that I will keep on improving!
I find out on Saturday if my entry will be in the 2013 calendar. Wish me luck! :)
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