The Kids Strike Out on a Trek Through the Jungle (rough sketch)

Today I began working on the “trek through the jungle” picture. I have to draw trees that look like they belong in a jungle. The kids will be walking through a patch of sunlight. The background will be dark and scary. The little jaguar tracking them will be hidden behind a tree trunk.

I’m hoping that I can finish the picture quickly. The previous picture (view from the top of a temple) took a week, and the picture before that (the kids eating gigantic burritos) took almost two weeks to complete. The hurdle I face with every picture is that I’m trying to do something I’ve never done before, which means I have to learn new skills before I can take a step forward. I’m learning as I go. It’s my only option. If I had to wait until I know what I’m doing, I never would have completed my first book.