The First of the Season, Page 4

PAGE 4, PANEL 1

A serene full-page illustration in cool blue tones. Rachel stands with her eyes closed, a peaceful expression on her face, breathing out a small puff of visible breath. Tuna stands beside her, also exhaling a visible breath. Snow falls gently all around them as they take in the first snowfall of the season. Blue fallen leaves are scattered at Rachel's feet. The entire scene is bathed in soft blue winter light.

On the last page, Rachel’s outfit was still grey, and here I have replace all the greys with blue except for Tuna. I think it would have been more impactful if I had known how to color pencil lines with alpha masks back then. I could have made him navy, and this page would have even more punch.