Survivors

Survivors

I got a request from Regine at Harborside Press wanting a cover illustration for The Journal of Oncology Practice, depicting cancer patients who had received organ donations.

The lengthy rectangular format of the image area leant itself to a row of people and I produced the pencil sketch below. On submission of the pencil sketch, below, I was asked shift the emphasis of the drawing to the patients rather than that of the donor as this was more in keeping with the focus of the accompanying article. It was an easy fix, the donor figure was shifted to the background and the recipients, lighter, and up front. Below the pencil sketch is an alternative colourway which was tried but discarded before the finished artwork was submitted.

Survivors