So I emailed you my sketch ideas and gave you my rationale behind them. (Being an illustrator doesn’t mean I just paint pretty pictures… I also need to help you communicate the idea and solve the problem visually. And, at the same time, draw a viewer in by the image. It’s not that difficult, but this illustration needs to pull a lot of weight.)

You looked over the sketches and discussed them with your partner or editor and then got back to me with your choice, and any changes you think would strengthen the image. And I am happy you picked one (hopefully it was my favorite of the bunch) and we move on to the final. This is where I get to paint and be messy and play with color (my favorite part).

For my illustrations, I stick really closely to the approved sketch. I do this because I don’t want to surprise you with something unexpected that leads to you being unsatisfied with the illustration or require tons of changes. And I want you to know what to expect when you hire me back for future projects (you’ll do that, right?… ?cause I’m so nice…)

So here are finals for the sketches in the previous posts:

On to the last phase.
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