Fear drawn in pen and ink

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Today I inked the “fear” drawing. As usual I applied hatching to give the flat areas some form, but when I stood back and reviewed the finished sketch, I felt that the hatching looked clumsy, and I used Photoshop to remove all hatching except for Jimmy’s beak. I’ll deal with form when I start applying color.

I’m going to have to add some eyebrows to get a little more fear into this picture.

Updated "Jay Family is Going South" drawing

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Another character on the bus with the Jays, Buddy Butterfly. He’s going South, too. The oldest story in the world…making friends with strangers on a long-haul bus trip.

I won’t be doing anymore painting until I have all of the drawings. I’m going to paint them in a single batch to ensure that the colors are consistent throughout the book.

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The moustache needed a mouth to adorn..