I've had this piece done since early September, but I wanted to hold on uploading it until now. This piece was submitted for the Blick Art Show. The theme was "Good Enough to Eat". So I'm thinking to myself 'what's a good way to create a piece for this theme without drawing various food?' Little Red Riding Hood came into mind and I'm thinking why not make this a 'double whammy' piece. As you can see Red is too occupied on a delicious strawberry to notice the hungry wold right behind her.
Unfortunately I didn't place, but still I am proud of this piece. It is nice illustrating something from a classic story. Plus, I'm a total sucker for cloaks.
I have managed to take a couple in progress shots to show how it evolved.
I first started working on Little Red. I wanted her cloak to be a nice rich color.
I laid down a soft yellow-red base color for the wolf. Though this color won't exactly show through, I just needed a color to work off of to help add more variety.
Started on the background. I purposely left the trees and cottage inkless to give them the illusion of being in the distance.
Picture is primarily done at this point. The tape is to keep the borders clean and crisp.
Close ups:
Good Enough to Eat
Copic Markers on Smooth Bristol
9 in x 12in
What childhood stories do you like?
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