Ava turns 6

My daughter Ava turned six last month. Six years old. I can't believe my little girl is growing so fast right before my very eyes. I wanted to do something special for her, so I whipped this drawing up and posted it on my blog. She liked it, but I'm sure she was thinking to herself, "Okay, where's my real gift, cheap Daddy!" You can't tell too much from this size, but I used a cool denim texture for her denim skirt there. I need to use textures more often, you know?


Here's my original Moleskine sketch. You can see all the little toys and knick knacks that Ava loves to play with surrounding her feet. In the final version, I decided to just focus on the girl. Oh, and I had to keep that sketchbook and pencil in her hands, of course.