Cover Contest, 11/23/09

Over the past week my idea for the drawing has changed drastically. At first I was going for a more realistic look, but instead I decided to make it more "cartoony," and more literary journal themed. At first I went a little overboard, changing everything to match the theme. I later tried to make it more realistic, but not completely realistic--somewhere in between my previous ideas. I added small things like the fish holding a pencil, papers falling behind him, and the crab holding a journal. I have also started work on the scales, a long but necessary task if I want it to look realistic.