I got the idea for this picture after spending a few days raking leaves outside. It's inspired by my love of autumn and
my love of fairy tales. This isn't specifically Sleeping Beauty, but more of just a general fairy tale-esque picture.

The line art was inked on paper and then I painted on a series of ink washes. After that, I scanned it and all the color
was added in Photoshop with my tablet. This image was completed in November of 2005.

Prints of this illustration are available here.

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