![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2YFHXJuHI/AAAAAAAACzU/Hsrp-r2YXJA/s400/Seed_girl_zettwoch.jpg)
This is a cover I illustrated for the
Albuquerque Alibi, for a
feature story on seed saving:
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2Vm2MDLVI/AAAAAAAACzM/EnjN28-O6uE/s400/sizer-1.php.jpeg)
The two directions I explored were a mock-montage poster for a fictional action movie... about the art of old-fashioned seed saving,
![](//4.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2VluiuBFI/AAAAAAAACy0/B32528IgWhw/s400/seedsquad_sketch.jpg)
And an excuse to explore my usual love of cut-away/contraption, applied to a decidely non-technical practice. We went this direction:
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2VlbCt_aI/AAAAAAAACys/rDc4RVWi1G0/s400/seedmachine_sketch.jpg)
Here were my main two pieces of inspiration/reference:
![](//1.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2UnBktYpI/AAAAAAAACyU/g-9nRCsvT6Q/s400/LG_combine.gif)
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2UmsSwGcI/AAAAAAAACyM/_qy_rMJgIck/s400/hybrid_sweet_corn.jpg)
Initial layout:
![](//2.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2VmZQNNLI/AAAAAAAACzE/kMBTeKnZ_us/s400/zettwoch_seedsaver_sketch.jpg)
Ink drawing:
![](//3.bp.blogspot.com/_DsuKQ5xER_I/TE2Vl1TM8eI/AAAAAAAACy8/zxrkOBo_gUE/s400/zettwoch_seedsaver_scan.jpg)
Final, vectorized & colorized drawing:
3 comments:
great work,
out of interest how long does it take you to complete a image like this?
cheers
joel
Thanks! I did the final drawing/art in a day; probably 10 - 12 hours.
Wow! Great cover... love this one.
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