Children and Snowman playing together

Children and Snowman playing together

This illustration was created in the last days of 2013, and features a large snowman wearing a hat, carrot and scarf having fun in the snow with two happy children. I decided to give the children 'manga' features and have a slightly graphic look to the image by having a pattern of snowflakes and beams of light rather than a 'scene' as such, creating a bold and simple composition. The fan of light beams helps to focus on the subject matter.

The illustration is created in photshop to A3 size.

Children and Snowman playing together

children playing in snow

Children playing in snow

Painted in photoshop and completed yesterday (30 nov). This image was quite easy to do and just 'fell out of the pen'. It is A4 sized as well. I think the simple layout and colour pallette have work out quite well. I wish it could always be this quick/successful!

from the website...
This is a companion piece to this one with children on a snow sleigh. This digital illustration features two children building a snow man was painted straight afterward the snow sleigh painting. It is created in photoshop and done to A4 size. Winter sun is bright and fresh so it was important to make this appealing in the illustration. The childrens outdoor clothes are colurful, in particular the girls. The horizon is slightly bent in to a curve, on purpose to make it slighty softer, rather than have straight, strict lines. The snowmans arms are likewise positioned almost pointing upwards, as if its happy. Painted in 2010.