One of the great things that has happened in the last few months of unemployment is that I have not only had time to do art, but also follow up on a promise that I made a really long time ago. A few years ago my grandpa wrote a little memoir about his childhood and he asked me to design a cover for it "whenever I get around to it." Well, thanks to this whole jobless bum thing I finally got around to it and I'm so glad that I did. My grandpa has done so much for me throughout the years, not to mention all the things that he did for my dad and his other three kids, and I'm so glad that I finally got the chance to do something for him.
The original drawing was done in conte crayon and charcoal, then I brought it into photoshop for some light tweakage. I've always been inspired by Chris Van Allsburg's soft, tonal drawings and I thought that something like that would be appropriate for this project. Now that it's done I'm even more impressed by Van Allsburg's detail, as my stubby fingers and lack of practice left me miles from his level of finish. But at the same time, I'm pleased enough with the final product, and my grandparents both seem to love it, which is really what matters anyway.
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Thanks for sharing Jacob, your grandpa is lucky to have a grandson like you. Hopefully I'll get to read it some day.
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