Background 2 of 26 – Village Life

Welcome to the 2nd of my backgrounds.
This is a lovely village background based on the wonderful drawings of Roger Duvoisin in The Happy lion.

Again, I am posting 3 versions of my latest drawing.  The original is pencil drawn and colour penciled in.  The other two have added computerised effects.
Can you tell which one is the original and more importantly which one do you like the best?
Looking forward to seeing what you think.

 

One Village

Village Two

Three Village

Background 1 of 26 – The Roof Tops

Good day to you all.

Post to my Magical Menagerie here is my first of 26 backgrounds I am doing as part of my new yearly project.

This is a roof top scene based on the wonderful Raymond Briggs story called Jim and the Beanstalk.

The initial scene has been drawn in pencil and each is coloured differently.

I am experimenting with colour.   One of the scenes is coloured completely on the computer, one is coloured completely by hand in coloured pencil and the third is a combination of hand colouring and computer effects.

Can you tell which is which?  And which is your favourite?  Have a guess and let me know.

 

Rooftops 1

 

Rooftops 2

Rooftops 3

 

Creature 365 – Return of the (Pirate) Bee

Since I last saw you all on day one I have sought my fortune as a pirate bee. I plunder all day long and fight Spanish wasps across the pond. I fight with valour for my grandeur and the glory of the fat bummed Queen.

Creature 361 – Goggles the post bird

Goggles had just come off shift.  He’d delivered a lot of mail this morning to the creatures of the wood but it was nagging him that he’d forgotten something.

Just as this thought was forming a slow and tiny rustle could be heard coming from his postal bag.