Nursery Rhymes 5 (Little Jack Horner)

If you compare this image to my first roughs you will notice it is completely different. I really wanted to show Little Jack Horner in a different light to the norm. Here, in this big empty room, he has a sense of loneliness and depression. When he says the phrase, "what a good boy, am I." I picture him crying.

This image took the longest of all of them. Initially, the colours were very midtonal and after a tutorial, it was suggested to include more shadow work. This I have done, and I'm really pleased with the illustration. This one has proved popular among viewers.

Again for comparison, this is how Laura Rigo illustrated Little Jack Horner.