okay more illustration

 Illustrations

-I get nervous about getting the face right. Ok to start with the face. But what I get tickled with is the posture, the details. These

-It might take more than 1 sitting (!) Maybe more than 2 (!!)

-I am used to, when drawing, doing the "hard part" then fading out into nothingness. But illustration doesn't "give up" around the edges. 

-I like scenes where a lot is going on. Where there are different people engaged in different things, all within the same scene.

-What are MY stylish things? Color?

-I get nervous about making mistakes--with watercolor, with drawing, around faces. How to overcome this fear? Realizing if it's multimedia I can cover something up. I can redo a face. I can do it very gently at first and gradually add detail.

Illustration noticings

 I have been trying to NOTICE Illustrations as a first step before COMPLETING illustrations.

Here's some thoughts...now as for incorporating them into ACTION!

1) playfulness

2) A to C! I learned this technique in improv. When you are given a prompt, think of what it reminds you of, then think of what that reminds you of.

3) There's some emotional component--maybe more so than other visual representations, illustrations should evoke a certain MOOD

4) Make things big/ weird / feel free to highlight details you want

5) People get tickled seeing the details of things. We get tickled!!

6) Maybe think about delighting the author by having listened closely, including some detail?

7) Change up the perspective - from above/below/beside