I like the second one! Great job!!!

I was going through some old art, and I thought I would share some of my early illustration efforts, as encouragement to keep going. Feel free to share your own work, it would be fun to see how others have grown over the years.

-"Snow white and rose red" 2004

"Sleeping Beauty" 2004

-2005

This is making me giggle. I love it. The mother's expression is perfect.

I agree with the previous posts. Lighting and value is a good place to work on. My favorite pieces are the mice; but it took me a long look before I saw the smaller mice, and realized that they are trying to get on the train, rather than feeling. At least I think that is what is going on. But I love the dynamic composition and its a great story moment. I feel anxious for them!

Also, keep working on perspective. You are getting closer, but there are still a lot of issues with perspective. To use the mice image again, it looks like the train is about to roll over on them. And I can't tell if we are looking up at the train from below?

Keep it up!

@adriana-bergstrom Mostly Photoshop, though the background was roughed in in ArtRage. I have a lot of custom brushes I made using my own hand drawn textures to give it a more traditional feel.

I like the look, it looks finished to me, but I feels dreamy, like the adult giraffes are part of his imagination.

Slow progess.

I just finished watching the Highlights documentary on Netflix. It was fun to really see the complete process that an issue goes through. Editorial, illustration, design, etc. Its worth a watch.

I'm wondering, how much sketchbook time are you getting? And specifically drawing from life? I find that I see the biggest jumps improvement in my composition etc. after I spend a good period of time drawing all the things around me. Taking my sketchbook with me everywhere, drawing restaurants drawing buildings drawing people in bars. Use a pen, keep it fast, but the act of paying attention to the big elements, the important things, perspective etc. will start bleeding into your work

I think the first one is good. Being able to see his expression so we know what to feel. And her face maybe in three quarter view, not quite revealed, like a tease. You could have the next illustration be just her, in all her beautiful glory. Bigger impact.