This was the cover image for Tyler Willson's story, "Castaways."I wanted something vivid, but simple, and opted for a rough sketch in pastels, on black construction paper. As noted in previous posts, such sketches don't scan well, or even photograph well. What the eye sees doesn't correspond with the camera's lens.
I scanned the pic, then used Photoshop to super-saturate the colors. The I used "adjustments" to enhance the blacks. Luminous!
The red is for balance and deception. In Part Two of the story the following week, I left this image for Tyler as a treat:
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