A Rowlet plushie on a stack of books for the theme of "Serenity".
A Rowlet plushie on a stack of books for the theme of “Serenity”.

I’ve found myself falling in love with reading again recently. The imagery and story telling that comes with it helps feed my imagination and fuels me with motivation to create my own projects. I find peace and enjoyment in creating my own things, but I still need to learn from outside sources for inspiration since art can’t exist in a vacuum. One of Chuck Jones’ most critical advice to animators was to READ.

I put an overlay of the photo onto it as well as a solid blue layer on “Lighten” at 36% fill.