@tombarrettillo You're 100% right. Thanks. I imposed the drawing on the original photo and just cut the drawing and pasted the pieces so that they match the original. Here is the before and after. It shows where the faults are, how his body is too much to the front. Cool.

very cute!

@evilrobot Thanks for your feedback! Since I've already started on the second piece in pencil I'll work on what I can change (mostly the wolf at this point) and keep the suggestions in mind for future pieces. I initially choose to have the composition centered because I wanted to emphasize the starting and ending point for this character and wasn't sure another composition would highlight the differences as well as a centered comp. In the future I'll try making it less balanced and more dynamic. I agree the first image is still super rough. I think I'll see about adding kids in the alley way to take up some of the space and move the main character as well. There does seem to be a lot of dead space in the first image. I didn't notice it before. I'll have to see what I can do to fix the composition and the blank space.

great concept--However, I would really push the size of the bear if I were you. Maybe, due to the fact that you aren't supposed to have boarders on this one, the bear could actually be popping out of the scene.

Thanks for sharing this! I think I'll go try it too

Alas I can't commit to anything, my life is too unpredictable right now because of my health. The monthly challenge is good for me because it allows me to skip several days if I have to...

@Dulcie a second piece!! i think I will, but maybe not for 3rd Thursday. Took some pictures of a toy train at work, I think I'll use that as reference. thanks for the encouragement.

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan thanks so much - I really had fun working on them, I am thrilled you pointed them out!

Thanks so much @Katherine! And best of luck to you with the golden ticket - ahhhhh I'm on pins and needles until the 30th!

You all have excellent arguments! I will have to get off my but and go out sketching more often!

@johntatulliart I saw it as a cloak... until @Lee-White pointed out the hill theory... then it changed my whole outlook on your piece and on life itself... nothing is what it seems haha. Ace

I keep on coming back to this image like a moth to a flame, lol. I really like how you depicted the light emanating from the globe. And her expression adds so much life to her character

Vector art eludes me, so bravo! And spooky....