This illustration turned out to be quite satisfying to create. I found a stock image of a couple in a movie theater. Took this into Illustrator and created a lot of shapes using a Wacom tablet and my normal mouse. Don't use a tablet very often in Illustrator, so I thought I would give it a go and see if it could speed up my work or accuracy. I don't know, maybe I need to use it more, but I found the tablet to be no faster than my mouse in this regard. What I have found them to be very good for is more traditional techniques that involve pen pressure.
After creating all the shapes, I then proceeded to add color. This tends to be the most difficult part for me. Finding the right colors seems to be a challenge for me. After this I pulled different sections (Back ground, mid ground and fore ground) into Photoshop for toning and additional texturing. The next week I laid it out for the Friday feature. Over all I think this turned out OK.
What do you think? Did I capture the expressions well? Do the colors work for the content of the story?
Here is a link to the story by Adam Droge, if you're interested in reading
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