OK, so I reviewed my post from yesterday and remembered the golden rule of illustration: if you can't decide which version is stronger then there has to be a happy middle ground. Above is my "happy middle ground". I minimized the EIEIO text so it stopped competing with everything. I reworked the sun beam that landed behind the cows so it is a safe distance away from the music ribbon (having the sun and the ribbon so close really bugged me). Now there is less visual tension overall. I fussed with the pig faces again, but reverted back to my original—NOW I consider this done.Labels: CHILDREN'S ILLUSTRATION