War & Peace 1
Pencil & Digital, 300 dpi.
16" x 10"
This is the first piece for Mr. Joe Morse's interpretive illustration class. We had to create a thesis proposal for what we would like to do all semester. I've always wanted to create some sort of modern interpretation of classic literature, so I chose to interpret Leo Tolstoy's "War & Peace". It is a great story (some call it the greatest story ever) because it has so many great characters, archetypes and symbols. I translated the original story into a High School scenario pitting two rival schools against each other.
I'm happy with how some things turned out, mainly the preliminary process I went through and the colour corrections. I really need to polish up my characterization and get more true to anatomy. This first project was more or less an experiment with process and media. I'm looking forward to developing this series as the semester goes on. I'm chipping away slowly. There's only bigger things to come.
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