Savages of the Deep
This project was done for Day 4 of Peachtober 2023, a daily art-making challenge, run every October by llustrator Sha'an d'Anthes, aka Furry Little Peach.
The word for Day 4 was:
Grub
In the spirit of Halloween, I wanted to capture both all that is terrifying and delicious about the season. I knew early on that I wanted to answer this prompt with a bright, colorful insect, similar to the grub that Timon and Pumba ate on the Lion King. A gummy worm seemed, to me, the perfect answer.
The Process
The Mind Map
The Mood Board
A one day deadline leaves a lot less room for exploration than I’m used to, but in this case, it encouraged a more punchy and straightforward approach; two things that lend well to posters and covers. In a rare occurrence, I was satisfied with the first sketch that I drew, and looking at the end result, I think it paid off well.
I explored a few different color schemes, and decided that the red background best conveyed the ominous and aggressive mood that I was after.