Illuatration for an article about beer raters/amatuer critics.
The first illustration is the polished version, but the art director liked the qualities of the sketch/mock-up more than the polished and so that was the version that was used in print.
This is an illustration for an article in the Taps Magazine (Canada's national beer magazine) Fall 2010 issue. The illustration is in relation to the article about Canada's first (unsuccessful) brewery and Jean Talon - the man who initiated the project. Pick up the issue to read the article and see how the illustration relates to it. Plus it's a grand magazine all around.