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how to feel like you're flying: A Junior Narrative Illustration by Christian McDermott (2018)

My flash fiction was made from a process I went through I English class where I learned how to brainstorm and be creative to come up with an interesting visual story. The story is about a football player in one of the most important moments in his high school football career and about if he is going to be able to make the play to win the game or let the other team get the better of him. This is a very realistic scenario because moments and plays like the one in my story happen in real life all the time so it’s always interesting to see if they will be able to make the play. My character makes the play and wins the game for his team and is super happy about it.

For my initial sketches for this illustration, I wanted to include some of the fiercest and most confident animals I could find so I chose a lion, eagle, and bear. Then for the linear perspective I thought it would be a good idea to do it on a football field where my creature will be in its natural habitat. The specific animals all represent confidence and courage that all football players need to have to make plays and play the sport of football. The background is certain colors that compliment and work with the colors of the animal and the pads it is wearing. I am pleased with my work and I know it was a very long process that took a bunch of redos to get the final production. The only thing I would change if I knew how to was to add stadium seats in the background because then it brings more of the story into my illustration because the crowd in the story is an important part of it.
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