Illustration Friday: Gesture

He timidly made a gesture of affection toward her.

So during my photo research at work this week I found such an awesome photo:

istockphoto.com

That trunk, with its curl, was begging to be a caricature of some sort. Out come the pens and markers and voila! Blushing elephant. I love the pink/red marker that I used on his cheeks, but it's scary to use sometimes because it is such a strong color. I did use a gray pencil to draw in the elephant originally, but tried to keep the artwork loose and scribbley.

Comments

[laurie]

oh my gosh,, this is beautifull, great job!!

[INDIGENE]

Beautiful work, so much more expressive than the photo!

[k.h.whitaker]

sweetness :)

[Linda Hensley]

Aw cute. Nice to see your reference photo.

[Katia]

Cute! Both elephants are awesome!

[Sharon Wagner]

Love your style.

[Sally Taylor]

Sweet cute image. I like the loose style and those rosy cheeks!

[Hannah Sommerville]

Gorgeous. Love the colour palette.

[Roma]

Great style!! love your illustration.