Illustration Contest: Theme/Background

Alright everyone. The next contest is centered on creating a theme for a book, which can be interpreted however you wish. It could mean that your backgrounds have a certain stylized appearance or that you use words as part of each image sewn into the image itself. Use your imagination. You've got two weeks from today; get going.

Submissions due: September 2nd, Midnight

Backyard Neighbors

This newest contest was centered around the idea of all the crazy fun times you miss out on when you're not in your backyard or the park. I'm sure mythological creatures will take good care of everything though until you return. Great work everyone, here's the entries:

Kristi G. - The gnome brothers noticed their belts were fitting a little too tight around the middle, so they asked the Zen master flamingo to help them shed some pounds. By moonlight, we see them working on their downward dog and the standing, sideways split.

Liezl G. - Every night this color fairy makes sure all of the colors in nature are ready for the next day.

Nate S. - My idea centered around the games that fantasy creatures play when we aren’t looking, like this leprechaun, currently in the lead of the cat races.

Quincy G. - This silly clown performs for all of the animals in the forest to laugh.

Scott W. - So I was at a family reunion and saw Brock Guymon drawing this character (above). As he explained the drawing...I thought of a character made of stones and held together by fire. With his permission, I made these sketches:

Thanks everyone for your entries; they look great. All I can see is improvement and growth, aside from all the fun, creative ideas.