Usually the first sketch of any project a mess of unfathomable lines and shapes. In this (rare!) instance the first sketch turned out to be pretty close to the final project. This literate little chap is part of a suite of characters for a primary school. More details coming soon.
When I first started using Illustrator it took me a while to 'free up' the way I worked. I was used to painting in applications like Photoshop, Artrage and Painter, and working with vectors initially seemed restrictive. To get into a creative working groove I doodled a few sketches, starting with a blank page and a limited swatch palette. Some of the sketches were pretty hideous but I kinda liked this one.
