Sketches

"...RUH ROH"
	This first started out as a B, but seemed to serve just as well as an R. Click on any illustration for an enlargement.
The idea was pretty much realized in the thumbnail. Where the B version had the cut blooms across the bottom, all I had to do to make it an R was to move them to the left. Somewhere along the way, I added the drop of captured rain. The main problem was with the caption. I wanted to use "Ruh Roh" from the first, but was afraid it would date it or even that it is too obscure for some. Finally, I decided to just go for it. UPDATE: If you have already viewed the enlarged version of the final stage (below), then you know that I am offering two captions for this letter. This is what happens when what you think is pop culture for the ages never was...that it was just a mere moment now passed (and now in the past).
	The final drawing...more detailed than usual. I did it while I was sitting in front of the TV watching a baseball game, so you know I didn't have to devote all my attention to the game. Thus, the drawing ended up 'way overdone.
This time, the watercolored image ended up much closer to the final colors (usually I'm only concerned about laying down a base color with shadows and highlights). I wanted to get all the greenery straight and the tulips in an acceptable color combination, so I was a bit more careful.
	Because I was looking rather closely to reference photos for the tulips and the rabbit (especially the tulips because I seldom do florals), I ended up with a more finished pencil stage than usual, too.
This stage was easier than usual because the pencil stage is more finished than usual. It's all such a vicious circle.	"
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