Riddles in the Dark - Illustration (Stephanie)

For this section of the book, I chose to draw the scene where Bilbo and Gollum are exchanging riddles. Here is what I drew.

In this drawing I chose to emphasis shadow, and drew it entirely in cold colors to portray the fear and discomfort that Bilbo is feeling. I tried to make Gollum look creepy, but I think it came off as cheerful and cute. Oops. I made the sword glow more than it probably would in the book, just so that I would have a source of light in the picture. I made the background simple because I am a lazy artist who hates drawing backgrounds so that the characters would pop, and kept the characters simple and cartoony so that I could focus on the colors and how they effect the mood. I also chose not to show an exit, so that it would seem like he was trapped with Gollum.

Overall I am pretty satisfied with the drawing. I could have done better if I hadn't procrastinated if I had more time, but for the time that I had, I think it is okay.
 ~Stephanie