Weeks two and three I drew Eleanor some more and got to know her and how she would look when she laughed, smiled, cried or when she was in a temper!
What next? Hands and feet!
A little known fact - I LOVE drawing feet!
I still wasn't feeling too confident about drawing Eleanor so I got a leaflet out of the bin and drew the children in it ...very quickly. I thought "That's more like it!". I drew Eleanor again several times really quickly. The image on the right is when I felt I'd got her almost right for the first time.
So more drawings of her moving, jumping, running, reaching up and lying down drawing.
Next week I'll tell you what I did in Week four.
See How to illustrate children's books : Part 3
The course was with Lilla Rogers at Make Art That Sells and I recommend it.
It's full of great information and Lilla and Zoë Tucker really know their stuff!
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