Project: Canis Major, I have always loved this Robert Frost poem and wanted to illustrate it. I chose a children's board book as the vehicle it allowed me to make multiple illustrations. It turned out to fit well. I did the work over two semesters in design school. Ultimately I had a few copies printed (albeit on paper not board) and presented at the 2016 Madison College Honors competition.
I'm happy to say that it won the competition over many more traditional and scientific projects.
Medium: acrylic gouache on Arches watercolor paper, digital assembly.
The Irish wolfhound sketch that inspired the "big dog" character.
Character sketches of the big and little dog
sketches and final piece
The happy ending
