Composing a Cover Image Using Many Small Images

I’ve redrawn and repainted the main characters and tonight I’ve composed them into a flowing stream of critters flying through the air. But, now that I pronounce this composition complete, I’m thinking of adding two more characters: Bernie the Buddhist dachshund and Uncle Johnny the Buddhist Steller’s Jay. It would be delightful (for me) to have all of the book’s characters on the book’s cover. Brilliant idea! I tell myself. I’ll do it!

Bernie the Buddhist Dachshund is one of my Deadbeat Club characters. I love that gentle Buddhist dachshund.

Picture #32 (the long lost uncle) Re-inking Completed

Today I looked at the rough sketch I drew yesterday of Johnny Jay, the long lost uncle of Jimmy Jay, and thought the picture look stiff. I redrew Bernie the Buddhist Dachshund to give him a little more of a line of action, bending towards Uncle Johnny. I used Procreate on my old 9.5-inch ipad for this.

I still haven’t found a way to export PSD files without using wi-fi. Apple has made it impossible. When I realize that my content is trapped inside of Apple’s lovely prison, I recall a quote of Richard Stallman, “Apple has the tightest digital handcuffs in history.” Amen to that, Richard. Amen.