Three different quick thumbnail sketches to decide on my composition
So the SCBWI does this monthly thing called “Draw This" for illustrators. They give out a monthly prompt word, and I thought "Well why not, this sounds like fun!" The prompt word was “celebrate” and since the 4th of July just happened (and annoying illegal fireworks going off until 2 AM in my neighborhood is STILL happening), I thought I’d do my piece of kid with a sparkler, enjoying the 4th with his dad. So let's see how it came together!
Drawin' it in more proper-like, but they ended up creepy eyes...
Fixed the eyes, and put in some sketchy shading to decide how I wanted to render it!
Inked this bad boy up, so now we're ready to go to (digital) watercolor!
Done! Fun fact: I've never actually held a sparkler in my life.
If you're an artist and you like both watercolor and digital paints, you should definitely buy Kyle T. Webster's brushes! They're magical.
UPDATE AUG 1: I was really surprised to get an email this morning telling me that I actually was one of the competition winners! I've never won anything, so this was a SUPER amazing day for me. Thank you, SCBWI!