Springtime Magazine Cover Illustration

But first, I always start with several thumbnail sketch ideas of different directions we could go. The client resonated with sketch "C" the most, with the centered gardener planting a plant.

But first, I started with several thumbnail sketch ideas of different directions I could go. The client resonated with sketch "C" the most—a centered gardener planting a plant.

From there I did a more detailed sketch. This is when we decided to base the gardener more closely on the man featured in the magazine's article.

The Golden Retriever in the background is actually based on a dog named Howie that is an emotional support animal for WeThrive!

A detail of some of the textures in procreate...

Obligatory Procreate time lapse progress video!

Here's the final illustration on the cover!

And lastly, we decided to feature part of the illustration in the background of an interior article! The colors and textures supported the content well.