On today's drawing board ...

Today, I'm working on the rough sketches for a commission I'm doing for a friend.  I'm breaking it down into parts.  This is the first of 4 parts.

Rough Sketch for May SFC

Just a very rough sketch for upcoming work for the May issue of Stories for Children Magazine.
Waiting on approvals to proceed to the next stage.

SFC - Bike Ride Rough

This illustration is a rough sketch for Stories for Children's July Issue. The central image is of the mother and son, with the three other illustrations representing what he's done during the day. Hopefully, they'll be happy with it at this stage, and I'll be able to ink/paint it soon. :)

Redo of Sketch

After some valuable feedback from my friends at NESCBWI, I reworked the Dad in the background. In the previous sketch, he looked more like a friend than a Dad, so I played around with him a bit. Does it look better, or does it still need some tweaking? And the dock? Is it any better?

Hansel and Gretel - super rough sketch

This is what I've been working on today. A sketch I've done for Hansel and Gretel. I know, I know, I should be working on other spreads for Snow White for Watercolor Wednesdays, but I'm awaiting the arrival of my new super thin, way cool, light box. I figure once I have that, I can work on my SW spreads. So, for today, it's Hansel and Gretel.

I'm hoping to get a few illustrations for my portfolio to show story sequencing. So, please critique away. Is it dynamic enough, how's the composition, should I have the ax fall off the page, etc., etc.?