here's what i entered

Nice work everyone. Love those tats, Madeline!

Here is my entry, such as it is.

You are all so amazing! I can't decide if I'm more excited or nervous to be arting in the same room with you.

be excited!
ask questions!
keep drawing!

ha! steve! you have some really cool ideas in your piece. my monster originally looked almost like yours. It went through some many changes I can't even count.

All the helpful advice and crits go to Eric Deschamps and Dan Dos Santos.

Aaron, I almost went with the angel, but liked the image of Lilianna with the glowing back tats. So I cut down the detail in the creature. I love what you did with it. My sludge looks kind of cartoonish. I originally had it darker and raining, wish I had kept that.

Eric pooh-poohed my original monster for the same reason. He sent me emails with cartoon slime monsters to get me to change it. I'm glad he challenged me.