Creating F THE ENCHANTED LETTER Part 2

This and all following images © Todd Klein and Bill Willingham, except as noted.

My approach to the small illustrations for this print needed a different technique from what I'd done previously for two reasons. First, I planned to use a parchment-like paper, so gray tones wouldn't look good, nor would large outlined shapes because the paper texture would conflict with the intent of the drawings. I felt high contrast art with lots of solid blacks, using silhouettes as much as possible, would...