Be the Light
2025, Procreate
For a while in 2025, it felt like I was waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. I was struck by the idea of creating your own light in the darkness. The viewer knows there is a rainbow and sunlight just beyond the trees, but the figure doesn’t yet, and shines a flashlight to create light in the darkest part of the forest.
A rough thumbnail of my initial idea
Value sketch to get an idea of lights and darks
Final value illustration. I map colors onto this later, and use it as a guide to finish the final color illustration.
Color option 1
Color option 2
Final illustration