new treehouse sketch
When Andrew and I were kids, the coolest books in the world were Ed Emberley drawing books, especially the epic Make A World. Out of all the artwork I've ever done, I think that I'll always be most proud of our gigantic Ed Emberley mural on Ikea butcher paper. We literally spent months drawing a detailed city that had everything from pirate ships to alien spacecrafts, all based on the step-by-step instructions of Emberley's books. We would always go to the drawing section of the library first to see if the elusive "big green" or "big red" books were available. Once we got back home, we would immediately add new characters and places to our world. I remember bringing in the mural for show-and-tell once and rolling out the paper to fill the full width of the classroom (sure beat Ryan Mishkin's rock collection).
So, like the Ed Emberley mural, this treehouse sketch that I finished tonight took a long time to complete too. It started as a light pencil sketch drawn during Johns Hopkins classes, which was then inked, scanned and colored in photoshop following some techniques from those sites I mentioned in the last post. Find all three birds...
I saw my family, Jinsoo and Jen when I went home this weekend, and hung out in D.C. at the Mad Hatter. Spring break plans are also shaping up; I'll probably be heading down to Atlanta from April 13-15. Should have some exciting news when I return...

Monday, March 24 at 6:44 PM

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