It always starts with a sketch....
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/4ef8bb1c-da66-464c-823c-1a0ec92a505c_rw_1920.jpg?h=bd649604d439f41735188451fb9aff8b)
Below the sketch layer I start adding the first background layers.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/c99b719d-dfba-4764-9a85-0f7b6cc873a0_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1f2cc93f269fc83ac10d722608dd7b3)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/0be972ba-7833-4775-bf2c-5abd8fb81fc7_rw_1920.jpg?h=ea63de1a9d62b259ac169a5a2d6ec759)
Here are some enlargements of the smaller details in the illustration.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/b3049d6b-ff83-4012-8170-805fe4960d05_rw_1200.jpg?h=fb37f56764e4897f54c1415714b3843d)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/9fb9e570-2569-40a8-b814-60737b1781c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f9322cd931665ac8c2c9ee3dfaf3a6e)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/2ab54991-f4c4-4567-85b9-d60899ff632a_rw_1920.jpg?h=4be5ceca7067d1e86b0296dbabe92610)
... and here is the final illustration, hope you like it. Happy Summer!
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/408d6594-0f72-4ecb-88e8-4b09fd3091e6/45f732e6-933e-4e07-9b97-befc8597c6fb_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3c2458dd132477a3c470e33fedb75b2)
Self-initiated project about our lazy summer days on the weekends.