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I was commissioned to illustrate a sinister looking piece of Cherry pie for this exciting book coming out in March 2024.
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First thing I did was actually make a cherry pie to get accurate photo references matching the briefs descriptions.
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Early sketch stage. It was decided the colours needed to be brighter.
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This was the confirmed sketch. After this I added more detail, depth and energy to the piece.
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The Cherry pie needed to symbolize violence with the way the fork was stabbed into the piece of pie and the oozing of the Cherry juice.