Here is my illustration for this week’s Illustration Friday:

This takes a little bit of explanation. Initially I was thinking of applying contained to the genie in Aladdin’s lamp. I played around with that for a bit but kept coming back to this character Max, a child from a story I wrote a while ago.

I don’t want to get into the whole thing now, but there are seeds, which represent a hidden potential, kind of like Aladdin and the genie. Hence the bottle.

Eventually there will be partial color, but I had less time than I planned on today, and these things always take more time than I expect.

You can click for a larger version. As always comments and constructive criticism are welcome.