Pastel Version of Sheep

Here’s a pastel version of the sheep image I posted yesterday.  I really liked playing with the hash marks all being the same direction as the lines on the rays of the sun.  Technically, the sun’s behind the sheep.  It should be back-lit.  But that didn’t work so well with the hash marks.  I may do a watercolor version with it backlit and see how that looks.  But, anyhow, here’s today’s sheep.

And here’s a version without the radius lines.

Or make it really simple and remove the sun entirely.  Then I don’t have the problem w/ the inconsistent light source.

Of course, it’s VERY pastel.  Maybe bolder lines and a brighter green?

 

Gosh, has it really been that long?

I went and updated my website today.  I added a few images to my online portfolio.  Nothing big.  When I added a note to the “What’s New” page for what I changed, I realized it’s been MONTHS since I touched the website at all.  Like, six months.  Geez.  I need to do better than that.  Not that I haven’t been doing stuff, but nothing’s gone on the website.  So, anyway, I fixed that today at least.  🙂

Random Icon

So, I found this sitting on my hard drive.  I made it SO long ago for no apparent reason.  Since it was for no apparent reason, I don’t have it up anywhere on anything.  So, I though, “Hey, why not stick it up on the blog.”  So, here you go.  Just a random happy icon.  Enjoy.

I planted a tree and it grew up.

This is the finished spread.   More-or-less.  I may fiddle with it a little still.

I planted a tree and it grew up.

Here’s panel 1 and an updated panel 4 for this spread.  This is going to be an illustration sample for October’s local SCBWI conference.  Two more panels to go.