Warning: Atypically Cute!

For my Design Methods class, I was asked to make a mock poster for the Free Library Festival. Now, this sort of subject matter is not what I’m used to. I had a bit of trouble coming up with something that was family-oriented, however I was able to come up with three color sketches. The one I liked was Captain Ahab stabbing Moby Dick amidst a giant splash of water and lightning. Well, the consensus was that it wasn’t really getting the point across… neither was the one of a slovenly Wilbur and under-personified Charlotte. So, the following is what I’m currently working on, and it is the cutest thing I’ve ever painted, rivaled only by a painting of a sleeping baby giraffe and flamingo from high school.

Anyway, here ya go, I’ve still got a couple more hours left to go on it, plus typography and other digital elements.