The physical manifestation of a character created by an author or illustrator has inspired the imaginations of readers for centuries. From Shel Silverstein’s delightful cartoon adventurers, to the monsters in Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak, or even the whimsical and varied illustrations of the classic Alice in Wonderland… the drawings that are paired with our favorite characters help to add another layer to the fold, or often another page to the story.
The Case Reserve Review asks you to imagine your favorite character from a book, either published or un-published, and draw a new and unique rendition of them. The character must be inquisitive, friendly, and attracted to the arts. This may or may not be explored in the final sketch that you submit.
Please keep colors limited and provide us with one black and white line drawing of the character, and another drawing with added color. In addition, please send us a 250-500 word statement about how your character was inspired, whether it was from a book, poem, photograph, or if you just made them up in your head.
A winner will be chosen from these submissions and will become the new design for our brand new T-shirts being printed by Jakprints. The winner will receive a free T-shirt with their character printed on it.
Please submit your characters using the form below. Only clean (no scans, should be drawn using a tablet) high-resolution art in Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop format can be accepted.