Hi, here is my fourth Tarzan drawing. It took 5 h and 15 min. Conté (b & 2b) on A2 printer paper. My main focus was to have an interesting shape and value composition. I wanted the shapes to interlock more, like a puzzle and I wanted the shapes to feel less clumsy. I'm very happy with it :) Feedback appreciated! The composition I had in mind when I started was a triangular shape splitting the canvas in two, with cool active shape design and a lot of energy. I think my brain was bringing up a Frazetta drawing. But the drawing didn't end up that way, because I had trouble coming up with something in that composition where the story was clear. The drawing I did illustrates Tarzan, proclaiming his victory over the lioness he's just defeated. He's yelling and pounding his chest. He has his right foot on the killed lioness. It's a full moon and the jungle lies dark. I think the fight took place out on a clearing in the jungle. The dark shape in the background is supposed to be the tree-top skyline. What do you think of the composition? The shape design? The value design? Do you think the story reads? Thanks in advance :)

I happily present "Theseus Slays the Minotaur, a study in Orange" for consideration. This entire piece is a single color, all values of Orange from a light beige to deep browns, no black or white. I'm inexperienced as a digital artist, but immediately wanted to make this piece look like an oil painting. So I used mixer brushes for the first time and had to learn a lot fast. I kept it kind of blocky and as traditional as possible, so I resisted the urge to overwork the edges that digital can create. I purposely left it a little rough looking. Bullfinch's Mythology is not an exciting read, but it inspired a lot of wonder and realizations for me as a kid. The stories of epic myths, very flawed gods, and of course of the creatures was fascinating to me. It was a big part of leading me to embrace my full nerdiness with a love of fantasy, sci-fi, geek culture, and of course the art. I hope some of you are able to enjoy this piece, I worked very hard on it, and it was a great learning experience. Thanks for a great challenge!

I'm so excited about this challenge! I made a cover for the Book 'A Murder Most Unladylike' by Robin Stevens - I love children's book illustration and am personally not a big fan of the original covers, so this was very fun to do! I used a limited color palette - staying with cool greens and warm red/oranges as a contrast. The line work is done traditionally with pencil - colored in digitally, with a traditional gouache texture. the prompt was inspired by the Penguin Book Awards prompt - but I was not able to actually participate due to not living in the UK. I put a lot of work into this cover, so I'm very excited to be able to show it to people on here!

Hi everyone. This is my book cover, based on the first Sherlock Holmes book I read. It was really fun to do. In the photos I also include the drawing process. I started with the traditional drawing and then I painted it digitally.

Hello evryone and thanks for hosting such a wonderful challenge! The references used were 3,4 and 6. Thank you all and have a great week! Note: The 3rd face is a sequence for the soldier who got hit.