A Dream Finally Realized

So a funny and sad story had lead up to what you see now hours and hours put into this particular project. I intended to create this illustration as a potential piece for the Make a Wish Foundation to use in an auction to raise money. We had been given a much needed extension from the original deadline and so I thought I had plenty of time. Now for some strange and idiotic reason I had thought the deadline was due on the 17th of April when in actuality it was the 15th. I hadn't double checked my email that had the deadline until the night of the 16th! I suppose I just suffered from wishful thinking and believed the deadline was the 17th. Needless to say I was quite heartbroken when the reality of the situation hit me. It was such a shock and disappointment I just caught up on some much needed sleep feeling no desire to continue working on the project that night.

After taking time to rejuvenate the mind and soul I found the motivation needed to finish this illustration despite missing the deadline. 

I broke the illustration down into sections here. The first image is what I would have submitted had I met the deadline. The image below with type is the full illustration. I felt there were quite a few interesting characters that came from this project and it's hard to see all the little details in the final image. The smaller pictures below should give a little glimpse of the details just in case one is inclined to taking a closer look. I will be making prints of this illustration for the Calgary Entertainment Expo at the Artist Alley this year. Can't wait!